# The Rules of the Scottish Land Court Order 2014, Paragraph 19: Fixing a hearing


(1) The court may at any time, either at its own instance or on the motion of a party, order that a case, or part of a case, be dealt with by way of a hearing.
(2) The place, date and time of the hearing are to be fixed by the Principal Clerk so that the period of notice in respect of the hearing, in the case of—
(a) a procedural hearing, is to be at least 3 days;
(b) a hearing by way of debate, is to be at least 4 weeks;
(c) a hearing by way of proof, is to be at least 6 weeks.
(3) If the court considers—
(a) that there are circumstances of urgency; or
(b) that there is some other good cause (which, without prejudice to the generality of this sub-paragraph, may include the convenience of the court),
it may, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2), fix such date and time for, and give such notice of, the hearing as it considers requisite.
(4) A date fixed under this rule for a hearing by way of debate or a hearing by way of proof may be changed to another date (which need not be specified if it is not practicable to do so) on the application of a party on special cause shown; and if it is so changed the court is to give such notice of the hearing as it considers requisite.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4) the fact—
(a) that a particular legal representative or particular expert witness will not be available on the date fixed for the hearing; or
(b) that the other parties consent to that date being altered,
is not to be accepted as being a special cause unless there are special circumstances such as an inability to find an adequate substitute in the time available.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/229/schedule/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rules-of-the-scottish-land-court-order-2014/schedule/paragraph-19
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