The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 18) is an Act of the Scottish Parliament passed in October 2014 to improve access to the civil justice system and while making the Court of Session a place for the more complex cases.

The origins of this radical legislative reform lie with the Gill Report of 2009.

The legislation created a national Sheriff Appeal Court.

[3] The legislation raised the threshold from £5,000 to £100,000 for a case to be brought to the Court of Session.

[4] Some changes, such as a reduced ability to recover counsel's fees, make arbitration a more attractive means of dispute resolution.