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At the recent annual general meeting of the Sheriffs' Association, the representative body for sheriffs, the following were elected as officer bearers. Sheriff Colin Pettigrew (Paisley Sheriff Court) was elected President.

Edinburgh Sheriff Court A man who posed as a woman on Facebook has been jailed for a year following his attempt to extort money from someone who sent him naked photos.

Two accused persons charged with being concerned in the supply of cannabis resin after their car was stopped and “unlawfully” searched by police have had their appeals against a sheriff’s decision to dismiss their challenge to the admissibility of the evidence of the search refused. The Crimin

A new Scottish government consultation invites views on the fees charged by the Court of Session,Accountant of Court, Sheriff & Justice of the Peace Courts, High Court, Office of the Public Guardian, Personal Injury Court and the Sheriff Appeal Court. The level of fees charged by the courts and

A juror has been found guilty of contempt of court and fined £400 after he told a judge he forgot to turn up at Perth Sheriff Court. Jordan Hutchison slowed two trials at the court and inconvenienced over 70 members of the public as well as court staff.

A poacher in Scotland has become the first person in the UK to be prosecuted using forensic evidence from a red deer. James Kennedy, 70, was fined at Fort William Sheriff Court after he admitted to poaching a hind at the 9,000-acre Glenfinnan Estate last year.

A father of four who without leave to appeal sought to challenge a residence order granted by a sheriff has had his appeal refused. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session agreed with the Sheriff Principal’s conclusion that the appeal fell to be dismissed as “incompetent”.

A company director who was sued for more than £3,000 in professional fees by a law firm which was instructed by another director to act on the company’s behalf in a legal dispute has won an appeal after a court ruled he was not liable to pay the sum sued for. Radio presenter Scottie McClue, a for

On Monday 22 December 2014 in an article headlined “Figures show court closures have slowed justice system”, we reported that Forfar Sheriff Gregor Murray had said court staff were having to “fight” their way through a “chock-a-block” diary after the transfer of business to Forfar follow

A “white van man” found guilty of three charges of breach of the peace after repeatedly staring at children in public places and attempting to lure a young boy into his vehicle has failed in appeal against conviction. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that a sheriff’s decision to repel a “no c

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has secured two separate four-figure sums in connection with a consumer dispute.  Prior to ALP’s engagement in the matter, the client had purchased an unfit vehicle and attempted to resolve the matter independently. ALP engaged in correspondence with the opp

A pensioner who impersonated her husband’s voice to embezzle thousands of pounds as part of a mortgage and pension fraud has been sentenced. Karen Lawrence, 66, previously pleaded guilty at Ayr Sheriff Court to forming a fraudulent scheme to swindle her husband John out of almost £100,00

A man alleged to have a bong built into his car to allow him to smoke cannabis while driving has been arrested for the 98th time. The man, who has not been named, was one of two suspects apprehended by police in the US state of Washington in connection with organised retail theft.

Two nuns who violently abused and cruelly mistreated vulnerable young people at a children’s home in Glasgow have been sentenced. Marie O'Gorman, 79, and Mary McGuire, 68, targeted seven victims who were under their care at Nazareth House in the city’s Cardonald area between 1975 and 198

A former headteacher who assaulted vulnerable children under his care at a school in Fife has given a restriction of liberty order. Alexander Cameron, of St Andrews, was found guilty of six charges on 30 January 2026 following a trial at Dundee Sheriff Court.