The Register of Judgments contains documents relating to judgments from Scottish or certain overseas courts.
Registration can:
- permit certain overseas judgments to be recognised and enforced in Scotland
- enable certain Scottish judgments to be enforced overseas.
This register is one of three divisions of the Books of Council and Session, along with the:
- Register of Deeds
- Register of Protests (an inactive register).
Register a judgment
You can submit your applications using our digital submission service.
It costs £20 to register each document.
Find out about our registration fees.
Registration of Foreign Judgments
Any registrations for judgments made under Chapter 62 of the Court of Session Rules (Recognition, Registration and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, etc.) should be addressed to the manager of the Chancery and Judicial Registers, quoting the rule the application is being made under.
Find out about what can be registered and registration requirements in Chapter 62 of the Court of Session Rules.
Search
If you're a business user, you can use ScotLIS to search the Register of Judgments.
You can search by:
- defendant
- pursuer
- judgment number
- minute number.
If you don’t have a ScotLIS login, you can order deeds from the Register of Judgments.
It costs £25 + VAT to order a copy of a deed online or by written request.
Support
Email cajr@ros.gov.uk