The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) is going on tour this summer with a major project to reshape the nation’s civil procedure rules. The SCJC will hold presentations and discussions with lay people and legal professionals in all six court areas.
Its New Civil Procedure Rules—First Report sets out radical plans for streamlining of court procedure, technological modernisation and greater judicial control of cases.
SCJC Chairman, the Lord President, Lord Carloway said: ‘The public has become used to services which are increasingly swift and responsive, automated, available anywhere and accessible in a variety of different ways. At the heart of the ambitious project, which this report introduces, is this question: what will fairness mean in our courts in the year 2020 and beyond?’
