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This subtopic provides guidance on how to progress a civil claim in the Scottish courts and the handling of evidence in a Scottish civil action.
For guidance on other key aspects of Scottish civil litigation, see the following overviews, which link through to more detailed guidance:
Scottish DR: key developments—overview
Scottish DR: courts and civil procedure—overview
Scottish DR: prescription and limitation—overview
Scottish DR: starting a claim—overview
Scottish DR: expenses and funding—overview
Scottish DR: civil appeals and judicial review—overview
Scottish DR: claims and remedies—overview
Scottish DR: enforcement—overview
Scottish DR: settlement and ADR—overview
Once a civil claim has been raised and defences have been lodged, there are various procedural steps that need to be taken to progress the claim to the point of fixing a substantive hearing such as a debate or proof.
The applicable court rules will set out the standard procedure that a case will ordinarily follow and they may specify that certain requests must be made by motion. In addition, parties may wish to ...
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