A. When an action is raised, it is possible, at the moment, to serve what is called an arrestment usually upon the person you are suing's bank or upon their customers who may owe them money. This freezes the money until such time as you obtain judgment ordering payment when the money can be uplifted. It is also possible to resiter an Inhibition, which effectively prevents the person you are suing from disposing of any heritable property (i.e. land or buildings) which he owns. Both remedies are still available in Scotland but have been the subject of legal challenges in light of Human Rights legislation. This makes it harder to obtain the Court's authority to use arrestments and inhibitions.

A. Generally no, although it is possible to lodge a document in Court, called a Caveat, which would alert you to any application made against you for interim interdict, or a winding up order, in the case of a Limited Company.

A. If you are successful, you will usually be awarded your judicial costs. These are costs calculated on a pre-determined scale. The recoverable judicial costs normally equate to between 50-60% of your total Solicitors fees.