Summary Cause Flashcards
What act covers the Summary Cause rules?
Act of Sederunt (Summary Cause Rules) 2002
What types of action can be raised under Summary Cause?
Actions for delivery (where there is an additional claim for payment of <£5000)
Actions for recovery of heritable property
Personal injury actions <£5000
What are the parties referred to as during summary cause actions?
Pursuer
Defender
What are the two important dates in summary cause proceedings and how many days are between them?
Return date- last date def can return a response
Calling date- case is set to call in court
14 days
How many days notice must be given to a defender residing within Europe during summary cause proceedings?
21 days
How many days notice must be given to a defender residing outwith Europe during summary cause proceedings?
42 days
In summary cause what summons form is served on a defender who is an individual with TTP
1A
In summary cause what summons form is served on a defender who is a company
1B
In summary cause what summons form is served on a defender where the action has no monetary claim
1C
In summary cause what summons form is served on a defender where the action is one of multipoinding?
1D
In summary cause what summons form is served on a defender in a personal injuries action with TTP?
1E
In summary cause what summons form is served on a defender in a personal injuries action without TTP?
1F
What is the form of citation/service in summary cause actions?
11
What is the form for the certificate of service in summary cause cases?
12
What is the wording that must appear on an envelope containing a summary cause summons sent by RD?
THIS LETTER CONTAINS A CITATION TO OR INTIMATION FROM THE SHERIFF COURT AT (SPECIFY) IF DELIVERY CANNOT BE MADE THE LETTER MUST BE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY TO THE SHERIFF CLERK AT (INSERT FULL ADD)