# Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Court Rules) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) 2008, Article 2: Commercial actions


In Forms O4 and O5 in Appendix 1 of the Ordinary Cause Rules, after the paragraph commencing “IF YOU WISH TO DEFEND THIS ACTION” insert the following paragraph:–
“IF THE WORDS “COMMERCIAL ACTION” APPEAR AT THE HEAD OF THIS INITIAL WRIT then you should note that this action is a commercial action governed by Chapter 40 of the Ordinary Cause Rules 1993. You should also note in particular that if you lodge a notice of intention to defend you must then lodge defences within 7 days of the expiry of the period of notice. You will receive no further notification of this requirement from the court.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2008/365/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-sheriff-court-rules-miscellaneous-amendments-no-2-2008/article-2
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