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Expert witnesses in Scotland
This page sets out the location and procedural context for expert evidence in Scotland, and links to the cities covered by the register.
Last reviewed: 3 August 2026
Procedure
The legal context for expert evidence
CPR Part 35 does not apply in Scotland. The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (rule 2.1) apply only to proceedings in the County Court, the High Court and the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal, courts of England and Wales.
In Scots law an expert witness is traditionally termed a "skilled witness"; the terms are used interchangeably in Scottish judicial guidance.
The Court of Session, Scotland's supreme civil court, sits only in Edinburgh, at Parliament House, Parliament Square; its jurisdiction covers all of Scotland.
Location context
Using the register in Scotland
Under s.39 Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, civil claims with an aggregate value of £100,000 or less (exclusive of interest and expenses) must be raised in the sheriff court and may not be brought in the Court of Session (exclusive competence, in force since 22 September 2015)
Location narrows the register after the relevant discipline has been identified. Practitioners are instructed directly.
Cities