How many civil proofs could not proceed for want of a judge per term week in the Outer House of the Court of Session in the year up to 31 A…

Answered Asked by Brian Fitzpatrick Lab Lodged 28 Sep 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many civil proofs could not proceed for want of a judge per term week in the Outer House of the Court of Session in the year up to 31 August 2001 and the two previous years.

The answer

Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 Oct 2001 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The information sought is not readily available in term weeks, and the collated statistics for 1999-2000 do not identify civil proofs, but show all civil hearings unallocated. The following table shows (a) for 1999-2000 all civil hearings which did not settle and could not proceed owing to lack of judicial time and (b) for 2000-01 all civil proofs which did not settle and which could not proceed owing to the lack of judicial time. | 1999-2000(all Outer House hearings unallocated) | 2000-01(civil proofs unallocated)
April | 0 | 0
May | 0 | 0
June | 0 | 3
July | 0 | 0
August | 0 | 0
September | 2 | 3
October | 2 | 2
November | 10 | 0
December | 1 | 3
January | 0 | 0
February | 0 | 0
March | 0 | 0
Total | 15 (all types) | 11 (proofs)
No civil proofs have fallen for want of available judicial time during the period 01.04.2001 and 31.08.2001

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