Childrens hearings
Appeal to the sheriff against a children’s hearing decision
- Time runs from
- the day on which the decision is made
- Rule
- Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 s154(5)
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Childrens hearings
Interim compulsory supervision order: maximum duration
- Time runs from
- the order being made or extended
- Rule
- Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 s86(3)
Court of session
Reclaiming without leave (whole merits)
- Time runs from
- the date on which the interlocutor was pronounced
- Rule
- RCS 38.2(1)
Court of session
Reclaiming without leave (RCS 38.2(5) interlocutors)
- Time runs from
- the date on which the interlocutor was pronounced
- Rule
- RCS 38.2(4) and (5)
Court of session
Reclaiming with leave of the Lord Ordinary
- Time runs from
- the date on which the interlocutor was pronounced
- Rule
- RCS 38.3(5) and 38.4
Court of session
Reclaiming on reserved expenses
- Time runs from
- enrolment of the reclaiming motion
- Rule
- RCS 38.2(2)
Court of session
Appeal or stated case from a tribunal to the Court of Session
- Time runs from
- intimation of the decision
- Rule
- RCS Chapter 41
Criminal appeals
Solemn appeal: intimation of intention to appeal
- Time runs from
- the final determination of the proceedings
- Rule
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 s109
Criminal appeals
Solemn appeal: lodge the note of appeal
- Time runs from
- lodging the intimation of intention to appeal
- Rule
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 s110(1)
Criminal appeals
Crown appeal: note of appeal against sentence
- Time runs from
- the sentence
- Rule
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Criminal appeals
Solemn appeal: application to the High Court after first-sift refusal
- Time runs from
- intimation of the first-sift refusal
- Rule
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 s107(4)
Criminal solemn
Solemn (custody): serve the indictment
- Time runs from
- full committal
- Rule
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 s65
Criminal solemn
Solemn (custody): first diet or preliminary hearing
- Time runs from
- full committal
- Rule
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 s65
Criminal solemn
Solemn (custody): commence the trial
- Time runs from
- full committal
- Rule
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 s65
Criminal solemn
Solemn (bail): first diet
- Time runs from
- first appearance on petition
- Rule
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 s65
Criminal solemn
Solemn (bail): commence the trial
- Time runs from
- first appearance on petition
- Rule
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 s65
Criminal summary
Summary (custody): commence the trial
- Time runs from
- being brought before the court in custody
- Rule
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 s147
Criminal summary
Summary: six-month time bar for statutory offences
- Time runs from
- the contravention (or its last date in a continuous contravention)
- Rule
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 s136
Criminal summary
Summary appeal: application for a stated case
- Time runs from
- the final determination of the proceedings
- Rule
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 ss175 to 194; Act of Adjournal Chapter 19
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Employment
Employment tribunal claim (unfair dismissal and most claims)
- Time runs from
- the effective date of termination (or the act complained of)
- Rule
- Employment Rights Act 1996 s111 (and parallel provisions)
Employment
Appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal
- Time runs from
- the written reasons, judgment or order being sent to the parties
- Rule
- Employment Appeal Tribunal Rules 1993 rule 3
Housing
Housing and Property Chamber: application for review
- Time runs from
- the decision or the written reasons
- Rule
- First-tier Tribunal Housing and Property Chamber (Procedure) Regulations 2017 (SSI 2017/328)
Housing
Notice to leave: 28-day notice period
- Time runs from
- the notice to leave being given
- Rule
- Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 s54
Housing
Notice to leave: 84-day notice period
- Time runs from
- the notice to leave being given
- Rule
- Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 s54
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