{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/paragraph-36.K1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/paragraph-36.K1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw7/7/51",
  "legislation_title": "Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/36.K1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "36.K1",
  "heading": "Pre-trial meetings",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of this rule, a pre-trial meeting is a meeting between the parties to—\n(a) discuss settlement of the action; and\n(b) agree, so far as is possible, the matters which are not in dispute between them.\n(2) A pre-trial meeting must—\n(a) be held not later than four weeks before the date assigned for the proof or trial; and\n(b) be attended by parties—\n(i) in person; or\n(ii) by means of video-conference facilities.\n(3) Subject to any variation of the timetable in terms of rule 36.H1 (applications for sist or variation of timetable), a joint minute of a pre-trial meeting, made in Form PI7 (minute of pre-trial meeting), must be lodged in process by the pursuer not later than three weeks before the date assigned for proof or trial.\n(4) Where a joint minute in Form PI7 has not been lodged in accordance with paragraph (3) and by the date specified in the timetable the sheriff clerk must fix a date and time for the parties to be heard by the sheriff.\n(5) If a party is not in attendance during the pre-trial meeting, the representative of such party must have access to the party or another person who has authority to commit the party in settlement of the action.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Ch. 36 Pt. A1 inserted (2.11.2009) by Act of Sederunt (Ordinary Cause Rules Amendment) (Personal Injuries Actions) 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/285), paras. 1(1), 2(6) (with para. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 1 rule 36.K1 substituted (22.9.2015) by Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994 and Sheriff Court Rules Amendment) (No. 2) (Personal Injury and Remits) 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/227), paras. 1(2), 8(12) (with para. 11(2)(3))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2014/18",
      "affecting_title": "Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/1/paragraph/36.K1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-10T03:34:13.908359+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}