
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 30 June 2021.
2 
30 June 2021 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018—
(a) section 8 (restriction on pursuer’s liability for expenses in personal injury claims),
(b) section 12(2) (minor and consequential modifications of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014), and
(c) section 13 (meaning of “legal representative”).
3 

(1) The provisions listed in regulation 2 apply to claims commenced on or after 30 June 2021, and to proceedings arising from those claims.
(2) Where a claim has commenced prior to 30 June 2021, the provisions listed in regulation 2—
(a) apply to proceedings commenced on or after that date,
(b) do not apply to action taken by the person bringing the claim or their legal representative in connection with the claim before that date.
ASH DENHAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
8th March 2021