
2024 No. 323
Court Of Session
Sheriff Appeal Court
Sheriff Court
Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994, Sheriff Appeal Court Rules 2021 and Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 Amendment) (Taxation of Judicial Expenses) 2024
Made 6th November 2024
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 8th November 2024
Coming into force 1st January 2025

In accordance with section 4 of the Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013, the Court of Session has approved draft rules submitted to it by the Scottish Civil Justice Council.

The Court of Session therefore makes this Act of Sederunt under the powers conferred by sections 103(1) and 104(1) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 and all other powers enabling it to do so.
Citation and commencement, etc.
1 

(1) This Act of Sederunt may be cited as the Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994, Sheriff Appeal Court Rules 2021 and Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 Amendment) (Taxation of Judicial Expenses) 2024.
(2) It comes into force on 1st January 2025.
(3) A certified copy is to be inserted in the Books of Sederunt.
Application
2 
The amendments effected by this Act of Sederunt apply in respect of proceedings where an account of expenses is lodged for taxation on or after the coming into force of this Act of Sederunt.
Amendment of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994
3 

(1) Chapter 42 (taxation of accounts, etc) of the Rules of the Court of Session 1994 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) In rule 42.2 (diet of taxation)—
(a) in paragraph (4)—
(i) for “4.00pm”, substitute “1600 hours”;
(ii) for “fourth business”, substitute “fifteenth”;
(b) omit paragraph (8).
Amendment of the Sheriff Appeal Court Rules 2021
4 

(1) Chapter 20 (expenses) of the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) In rule 20.3 (diet of taxation)—
(a) in paragraph (5), for “fourth business”, substitute “fifteenth”;
(b) omit paragraph (9).
Amendment of the Ordinary Cause Rules 1993
5 

(1) Chapter 32 (taxation of expenses) of the Ordinary Cause Rules 1993 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) In rule 32.3 (diet of taxation)—
(a) in paragraph (5)—
(i) for “4.00 pm”, substitute “1600 hours”;
(ii) for “fourth business”, substitute “fifteenth”;
(b) omit paragraph (9).
CJM SUTHERLAND
Lord President
I.P.D.
Edinburgh
6th November 2024