# The Court of Session etc. Fees Order 2026, Article 2: Interpretation


(1) In this Order–
“Office of Court” has the same meaning as in rule 3.1 of the Rules of Court,
“partner” means a person to whom a person is married, or with whom the person is in a civil partnership,
“Rules of Court” means the Rules of the Court of Session 1994.
(2) For the purposes of any reference in this Order to a “party”—
(a) except in relation to a special case, a set of persons with the same interest, for whom one and the same first paper is or has been lodged, is to be treated as a single party, and
(b) in relation to a special case, each person or set of persons who appear as one of the separate parties to the case is to be treated as a party.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/80/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-session-etc-fees-order-2026/article-2
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