# Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, Paragraph 36A.10: Pre-proof timetable


(1) The pre-proof timetable mentioned in rule 36A.9(5)(b) must contain provision for the following—
(a) no later than 24 weeks before the proof—
(i) a date for a pre-proof hearing;
(ii) the last date for the lodging of a draft valuation and vouchings by the pursuer;
(b) no later than 20 weeks before the proof, the last date for the lodging of a draft valuation and vouchings by the defender;
(c) no later than 16 weeks before the proof, the last date for the lodging of witness lists and productions, including a paginated joint bundle of medical records, by the parties;
(d) no later than 12 weeks before the proof, the last date for a pre-trial meeting;
(e) no later than 8 weeks before the proof, a date for a further pre-proof hearing.
(2) Rule 36.K1(1), (2)(b) and (5) applies to a pre-trial meeting held under this Chapter as it applies to a pre-trial meeting held under Chapter 36.
(3) Prior to the pre-proof hearing mentioned in subparagraph (1)(e)—
(a) the pursuer must lodge in process a joint minute of the pre-trial meeting in Form PI7 (minute of pre-trial meeting);
(b) the parties must lodge in process any other joint minutes.
(4) At any time the sheriff may, at the sheriff’s own instance or on the motion of a party—
(a) fix a pre-proof hearing;
(b) vary the pre-proof timetable,
where the sheriff considers that the efficient determination of the action would be served by doing so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/7/51/schedule/First/paragraph/36A.10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheriff-courts-scotland-act-1907/schedule-First/paragraph-36A.10
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