Rule 21.1 Application and interpretation of this ChapterI1

Scotland

(1)

This Chapter applies in civil proceedings, where either or both—

(a)

an application for an award of expenses is made to the Court;

(b)

such an award is made by the Court.

(2)

Where this Chapter applies—

(a)

rules 10.1(5) and (6);

(b)

any common law rule entitling a pursuer to abandon an appeal, to the extent that it concerns expenses,

are disapplied.

(3)

In this Chapter—

“the 2018 Act” means the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018^f1;
“the applicant” has the meaning given in rule 21.2(1), and “applicants” is construed accordingly;
“civil proceedings” means civil proceedings to which section 8 of the 2018 Act (restriction on pursuer’s liability for expenses in personal injury claims) applies.

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