# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Rule 29.6: Hearing parts of proof separately

Extent: S

(1) In any cause, the sheriff may—
(a) of his own motion, or
(b) on the motion of any party,
order that proof on liability or any specified issue be heard separately from proof on the question of the amount for which decree may be pronounced and determine the order in which the proofs shall be heard.
(2) The sheriff shall pronounce such interlocutor as he thinks fit at the conclusion of the first proof of any cause ordered to be heard in separate parts under paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/1/part/1/chapter/29/rule/29.6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/part-1/chapter-29/rule-29.6
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