Scotland personal injury deadlines
When is the deadline for personal injury timetable: pre-proof conference minute?
The ordinary Appendix3 timetable uses 21 days before the current court-assigned proof date. The National Personal Injury Court timetable uses 21 days before the current court-assigned proof date. The current Form PI5 is an interlocutor and prevails over inconsistent rules under OCR36.G1(2). A variation, sist or revised proof date requires the actual court timetable.
- Period
- The ordinary Appendix3 timetable uses 21 days before the current court-assigned proof date. The National Personal Injury Court timetable uses 21 days before the current court-assigned proof date.
- Trigger
- the current court-assigned proof date
- Rule
- Ordinary Cause Rules36.G1(1A)(h),36.G1(2),36.H1
Maintained Chapter36 for actions lodged on or after September 22, 2015. Ordinary Appendix3 for actions lodged on or after November 28, 2011. National practice note for first defenses lodged on or after September 29, 2017.
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When is the deadline for personal injury timetable: pre-proof conference minute?
The ordinary Appendix3 timetable uses 21 days before the current court-assigned proof date. The National Personal Injury Court timetable uses 21 days before the current court-assigned proof date. The current Form PI5 is an interlocutor and prevails over inconsistent rules under OCR36.G1(2). A variation, sist or revised proof date requires the actual court timetable.
Responsible actor. Pursuer and meeting participants.
Identify the actual court and applicable Chapter36 action.
Establish the current court-assigned proof date from the court process.
With multiple defenders, use the first lodging of defenses by any defender.
For Chapter36 actions lodged on or after September 22, 2015, with an established court and an unvaried current Form PI5. The national 2017 timetable requires first defenses lodged on or after September 29, 2017.
Ordinary Cause Rules36.G1(1A)(h),36.G1(2),36.H1How does this provision count time?
- Choose the ordinary Appendix3 or national 2017 timetable.
- Count 21 calendar days in the ordinary branch or 21 calendar days in the national branch, before the established event. Subtract the full period from the current proof date.
- Complete the required act in the court process by the current timetable date.
Count 21 calendar days in the ordinary branch or 21 calendar days in the national branch, before the established event. Subtract the full period from the current proof date.
The calculator supports 2024 through 2028 and requires the actual court calendar. A closed-day endpoint produces no automatic date. Check Form PI5 and the clerk. No roll-forward is inferred. National bank holidays do not establish the named court’s closure dates. Confirm the complete relevant court closure list.
Ordinary Cause Rules36.G1(1A)(h),36.G1(2),36.H1What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The confirmed ordinary-sheriff timetable is unvaried. The actual event is Tuesday, June 15, 2027.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | The confirmed ordinary-sheriff timetable is unvaried. The actual event is Tuesday, June 15, 2027. Independently count 21 calendar days before Tuesday, June 15, 2027. The endpoint is Tuesday, May 25, 2027. The Tuesday endpoint is open under the stated calendar and supplied court facts. | Tuesday, May 25, 2027 |
| Example 2. Material procedural branch | The confirmed ordinary-sheriff timetable is unvaried. The actual event is Tuesday, February 2, 2027. Independently count 21 calendar days before Tuesday, February 2, 2027. The endpoint is Tuesday, January 12, 2027. The Tuesday endpoint is open under the stated calendar and supplied court facts. | Tuesday, January 12, 2027 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The confirmed ordinary-sheriff timetable is unvaried. The actual event is Tuesday, June 13, 2028. Independently count 21 calendar days before Tuesday, June 13, 2028. The endpoint is Tuesday, May 23, 2028. The Tuesday endpoint is open under the stated calendar and supplied court facts. | Tuesday, May 23, 2028 |
| Example 4. Ordinary established facts | The confirmed national-personal-injury timetable is unvaried. The actual event is Tuesday, June 15, 2027. Independently count 21 calendar days before Tuesday, June 15, 2027. The endpoint is Tuesday, May 25, 2027. The Tuesday endpoint is open under the stated calendar and supplied court facts. | Tuesday, May 25, 2027 |
| Example 5. Material procedural branch | The confirmed national-personal-injury timetable is unvaried. The actual event is Tuesday, February 2, 2027. Independently count 21 calendar days before Tuesday, February 2, 2027. The endpoint is Tuesday, January 12, 2027. The Tuesday endpoint is open under the stated calendar and supplied court facts. | Tuesday, January 12, 2027 |
| Example 6. Material procedural branch | The confirmed national-personal-injury timetable is unvaried. The actual event is Tuesday, June 13, 2028. Independently count 21 calendar days before Tuesday, June 13, 2028. The endpoint is Tuesday, May 23, 2028. The Tuesday endpoint is open under the stated calendar and supplied court facts. | Tuesday, May 23, 2028 |
| Example 7. Closed-day boundary | The actual court has an additional full-day closure on Tuesday, May 25, 2027. The period endpoint is unchanged. A closed court endpoint requires the actual Form PI5 and clerk. No later date is inferred. | The timetable endpoint falls on a closed court day. Check the current Form PI5 and clerk for the actual date. No automatic adjustment applies. |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Applicable court and edition
- For Chapter36 actions lodged on or after September 22, 2015, with an established court and an unvaried current Form PI5. The national 2017 timetable requires first defenses lodged on or after September 29, 2017.
- Current court timetable
- The current Form PI5 is an interlocutor and prevails over inconsistent rules under OCR36.G1(2). A variation, sist or revised proof date requires the actual court timetable.
- Actual completion calendar
- The calculator supports 2024 through 2028 and requires the actual court calendar. A closed-day endpoint produces no automatic date. Check Form PI5 and the clerk. No roll-forward is inferred.
- For Chapter36 actions lodged on or after September 22, 2015, with an established court and an unvaried current Form PI5. The national 2017 timetable requires first defenses lodged on or after September 29, 2017.
- Scotland personal injury witnesses and productions concerns lodge its witness list and intended productions from actual personal-injury timetable and proof date. Scotland defender personal injury valuation statement concerns lodge the valuation and supporting documents and intimate the list from actual personal-injury timetable. Scotland personal injury certified record concerns lodge the certified record and send copies, with the appropriate motion from actual personal-injury timetable. Those steps do not establish actual proof or trial date and any varied timetable for this procedure.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When is the deadline for personal injury timetable: pre-proof conference minute?
Which timetable applies?
The ordinary Appendix3 timetable uses 21 days before the current court-assigned proof date. The National Personal Injury Court timetable uses 21 days before the current court-assigned proof date.
National Personal Injury Court Practice Note No.1 of 2017, paragraphs1 through3 and scheduleDoes the issued Form PI5 prevail?
The current Form PI5 is an interlocutor and prevails over inconsistent rules under OCR36.G1(2). A variation, sist or revised proof date requires the actual court timetable.
Ordinary Cause Rules36.G1(1A)(h),36.G1(2),36.H1Which defenses start the period?
Use the first lodging of defenses by any defender. For a proof-relative period, establish that event and enter the current proof date.
Ordinary Cause Rules Appendix3, actions lodged on or after November 28, 2011Can the calculator move a closed-day endpoint?
The calculator supports 2024 through 2028 and requires the actual court calendar. A closed-day endpoint produces no automatic date. Check Form PI5 and the clerk. No roll-forward is inferred.
Ordinary Cause Rules36.G1(1A)(h),36.G1(2),36.H1What completes the step?
Hold the pre-trial meeting and lodge its joint minute. Rule 36.K1 distinguishes the meeting from its minute. Subject to timetable variation, FormPI 7 and the actual issued timetable govern the filing step.
Ordinary Cause Rules36.G1(1A)(h),36.G1(2),36.H1Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Ordinary Cause Rules36.G1(1A)(h),36.G1(2),36.H1 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Ordinary Cause Rules Appendix3, actions lodged on or after November 28, 2011 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| National Personal Injury Court Practice Note No.1 of 2017, paragraphs1 through3 and schedule | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |