Places are still available for the Council’s public events on civil justice changes being held in Aberdeen, Airdrie and Dundee this month.

The Council is holding a series of public events to discuss far reaching proposals that will transform Scotland’s civil justice system. 

The informal, one-hour sessions will be held in courthouses across the country to discuss the comprehensive rewrite of the civil procedure rules.

The New Civil Procedure Rules – First Report, which was published in May, outlines the Council’s initial thinking on a number of important and over-arching matters. It provides for the form and structure of the new rules together with a new case management model for defended cases. The proposed changes will challenge existing ways of working and existing business structures.

The Council is currently making arrangements for membership appointments to working groups to take forward some of the work flowing from the First Report.

The public sessions will provide an opportunity to hear more about the Council’s key recommendations and plans for the next 12 months, and to provide feedback.

The events will cover:

• an overview of the Rules Rewrite Project
• key recommendations of The New Civil Procedure Rules First Report
• the Council's next steps including work streams and a detailed procedural narrative.

 
The public sessions will be held as follows:

 Date                                                                          Sheriff Court                    

All the events will take place from 4.30pm – 5.30pm.

You can register to attend by contacting scjc@scotcourts.gov.uk, indicating which session you would like to attend and in what capacity e.g. solicitor, sheriff clerk, voluntary organisation, member of the public, etc.