The owner of an Edinburgh rental property who was charged two months of council tax for a period in which the bathroom was undergoing significant repair has lost an appeal against the Local Taxation Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland’s decision to uphold the refusal of his applica
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Lesley Johnston, Laura Mundell, Garry Sutherland and Paul Ralph have been appointed as sheriffs. The new sheriffs will serve the Grampian, Highland and Islands, North Strathclyde, South Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway and Tayside, Central & Fife sheriffdoms from 28 October 2024.
A possessions check should have been carried out on a woman who died of multi-organ failure caused by paracetamol intoxication, a fatal accident inquiry has concluded. Elizabeth McCready, 49, died on 30 June 2018 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
A man who caused a woman to suffer life-changing injuries after crashing into a car at high speed has been imprisoned for three years. The 27-year-old woman was left paralysed from the neck down after the Ford Fiesta she was travelling in was struck from behind by Gavin Coull’s BMW on the sout
A case management initiative introduced at several courts has the potential to transform summary justice across Scotland, bringing early resolution for victims and witnesses, a reduction in police officers attending court, and a substantial decrease in case backlogs, a report has found. The Summary
The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Matthew Peter Burden. Mr Burden, 36, who was employed as a gamekeeper by East Tillypronie Sporting Ltd, Tillypronie Estate, in Aberdeenshire, died on 6 February 2022, after an a
A senior banker who stole almost £18,000 from the accounts of an elderly, dementia-stricken customer has been imprisoned for 13 months. Stephen Barr, 38, of Aberdeen, deliberately targeted the 81-year-old widower because he knew he was vulnerable and confused.
Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC has vowed to continue tackling the serious and damaging crime of coercive control in domestic abuse cases. Ms Charteris made the pledge following the publication of data on domestic abuse and stalking charges in Scotland.
The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has allowed an appeal by a landlord ordered to pay over £5,000 to her former student tenants after finding that the First-tier Tribunal had inadequate evidence to reach the conclusions it did. Judith Kennard was ordered to pay a total of £5,175 to the five
A former Dundee solicitor has been ordered to pay a woman £4,000 in compensation after being struck off earlier this year. Alan Baillie, 66, was ordered to pay Lorraine Ludman in the wake of a case over a land ownership dispute in Argyll.
An electrician who admitted secretly filming more than a dozen people in private situations over the course of a decade has been jailed. James Denholm, 34, pleaded guilty to multiple charges including voyeurism and stalking at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on July 22.
Robbie McAdam has joined Holmes Mackillop’s litigation and dispute resolution team.
A care home has been fined £500,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a 54-year-old woman. HC-One Limited, who ran Arcadia Gardens Care Home in Glasgow, pled guilty to a health and safety at work breach committed in March 2017.
Andrew Webster KC has been appointed as president of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal Scotland ahead of the resignation of current president, Marion Caldwell KC. Mr Webster called to the bar in 1992 having trained with commercial law firm Bird Semple Fyfe Ireland WS in Edinburgh and London. He hold
A drunk driver who drove his van down the wrong side of a busy dual carriageway and then rammed another motorist’s car has been jailed for 28 months. Slawomir Stiller, 49, was found to be almost six times over the legal driving limit following the incidents on the A9 near Inverness in May this
