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Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 Hearings now taking place by Video in Outer House

The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service has confirmed that it will now be possible to conduct hearings in the Outer House of the Court of Session...

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Monday, May 11th, 2020 Updated COVID-19 Guidance in relation to Court of Session

The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service has published updated guidance for Court of Session practitioners which will apply until 1st...

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Monday, May 11th, 2020 Claire Mitchell QC to feature in Appeal Court: The End of the Line on BBC Scotland

Claire Mitchell QC will feature in "Appeal Court: The End of the Line" which will be broadcast on BBC1 Scotland on Monday 18th May at...

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Thursday, April 30th, 2020 Peter Gray QC to cycle 200 Miles in 24 hours for charity

On Saturday 2nd May, Peter Gray QC will be attempting to cycle 200 miles in less than 24 hours in an outdoors static cyclathon in his garden to...

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 New Guidance on Progressing Civil Business in the Sheriff Courts

The Scottish Courts Tribunal Service has today published guidance on the resumption of Civil Business in the Sheriff Courts which comes into...

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Sunday, April 26th, 2020 Confusion Builds in the Construction Sector - Angela Grahame QC & Murdo Macleod QC

Covid-19 is presenting challenges for the construction sector in many areas, but the marked differences between the approach in Scotland and...

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Sunday, April 26th, 2020 Remote Hearings start in Court of Session with Sheriff Court to follow

From 21st April, there was a resumption of essential civil business in the Court of Session with the Inner House sitting as an online Court for...

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Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 Coronavirus - Further Update

We thought it would be helpful to provide a general update on where matters stand.  

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Thursday, March 19th, 2020 Further Coronavirus Update

The Coronavirus outbreak continues to have a significant and developing impact on our court system and practices.  SCT has issued updated...

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Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 Coronavirus Update

A further update as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to develop with far-reaching and unprecedented consequences.   We can confirm...

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