Grant the decree in favour of the pursuer
If after listening to all the evidence, the sheriff grants the order in favour of the pursuer, it means the defender has lost the claim. The pursuer may also ask for expenses to be awarded to them. The pursuer must then wait 14 days before they can extract the decree, this is to give the defender time to appeal if they wish.
1Chapter 30.4 Ordinary Cause Rules After 14 days, they can take further steps to recover any monies claimed. This means the defendant is served with a charge for payment for money and given 14 days to repay the debt in full before the pursuer can proceed to further diligence – eg, wages arrestment or sequestrating the defendant.
If the defender did not appear in court and decree was ‘granted in absence’ in favour of the pursuer, there may be an opportunity to recall (‘repone’) the decree (see
here). In these cases, the pursuer must wait 14 days to extract the decree.