SCJC publishes responses to Simple Procedure Rules consultation
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The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has published a summary of the responses to its consultation on the court rules for certain civil cases with a value of £5,000 or less.
There were 25 responses to the consultation on the Simple Procedure Rules, which focused on the operation of the rules, forms and standard orders in order to allow any problems to be considered and amended if necessary.
Given this review’s focus on the operation of the rules, a further review is due to be carried out by the council at a later date in order to determine whether the policy intentions of simple procedure have been met.
As part of the review, the council has commissioned the University of Glasgow to carry out research into the accessibility and usability of the Simple Procedure Rules by party litigants.
The Access to Justice Committee will consider the consultation responses alongside the research report from the university.
The committee will then be in a position to consider making recommendations to the council for any changes to the Simple Procedure Rules.
Summary of Responses to the SCJC consultation on the Simple Procedure Rules
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