| Short Title: | Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 |
| Type: | Scottish Act |
| Parliament: | Scottish Parliament |
| Long Title: | An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the sheriff courts; to establish a Sheriff Appeal Court; to make provision about civil court procedure; to make provision about appeals in civil proceedings; to make provision about appeals in criminal proceedings; to make provision about judges of the Court of Session; to make provision about the Scottish Land Court; to make provision about justice of the peace courts; to rename the Scottish Court Service and give it functions in relation to tribunals; to provide for assistants to the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland; and for connected purposes. |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Citation: | 2014 asp 18 |
| Introduced By: | Kenny MacAskill |
| Territorial Extent: | Scotland |
| Royal Assent: | 10 November 2014 |
| Commencement: | 22 September 2015 |
| Status: | Current |
| Original Text: | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/18/contents/enacted |
| Legislation History: | http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/72771.aspx |
| Use New Uk-Leg: | yes |
The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament passed in October 2014 to improve access to the civil justice system and while making the Court of Session a place for the more complex cases.
The Bill was introduced by Kenny MacAskill MSP on 6 February 2014.[1] The Bill was passed by the Parliament on 7 October 2014.[2] It received Royal Assent on 6 May 2015.
The legislation created a national Sheriff Appeal Court.[2]
The legislation raised the threshold from £5,000 to £100,000 for a case to be brought to the Court of Session.[3] Some changes, such as a reduced ability to recover counsel's fees, make arbitration a more attractive means of dispute resolution.[4]