# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Rule 36.7: Failure to enter process


Where a connected person to whom intimation is made in accordance with this Part—
(a) does not apply to be sisted as an additional pursuer to the action,
(b) subsequently raises a separate action against the same defender in respect of the same personal injuries or death, and
(c) would, apart from this rule, be awarded the expenses or part of the expenses of that action,
he shall not be awarded those expenses except on cause shown.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/1/part/2/chapter/36/rule/36.7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-1/part-2/chapter-36/rule-36.7
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