The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of Archie Donald. Three-year-old Archie died at the Royal Hospital for Children at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus, Glasgow on 20 November 2019.
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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of 34-year-old Brendan Reilly. Mr Reilly was found dead in his cell within HMP Bowhouse, Kilmarnock on the morning of 11 June 2021.
A Dundee lawyer who defrauded a late friend’s daughter out of almost £3,000 has been ordered to perform unpaid work. Ian Davidson, 62, who was struck from the roll in 2022, scammed Pauline Martin, the daughter of his friend, by making her write a cheque out to him instead of la
His Majesty The King has appointed Collette Gallagher, Anna Reid, Joseph Stewart, Lorna Anderson, Clare Arias, Sean Lynch, Angela Farrell, Edward Gilroy, Maria Kicinski, Mark Allan, Neil Kinnear, Clair McLachlan and Mark O’Hanlon to the office of summary sheriff, on the recommendation of the f
John Brownlee, a former teacher, inflicted sadistic cruelty on young boys at the Edinburgh Academy between 1967 and 1991. He has been found to have physically assaulted and emotionally abused children at the school. Brownlee, 89, had been deemed medically unfit to be criminally tried and did not att
Blue Badge holder wins appeal against imposition of penalty charge after forgetting to display badge
A Blue Badge holder who was refused an appeal against a Penalty Charge Notice he was given for parking his car on a yellow line without displaying his badge has had the decision of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland quashed on further appeal to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland, and his case remitte
A company accountant jailed for defrauding thousands of pounds from his employers has been ordered to hand over £77,000 under proceeds of crime legislation. John Brown, 61, of Cumbernauld, was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment in March 2023 for defrauding £275,000 from Farmfoods
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of baby Sophia Smith. Baby Sophia died at the Royal Hospital for Children at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus, Glasgow on 11 April 201
An American pilot who was found to be almost two-and-a-half times the alcohol limit as he prepared to take charge of a trans-Atlantic flight from Edinburgh to New York has been jailed for 10 months. Captain Lawrence Russell, 63, was sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after pleading guilty to repor
Sheriff Maryam Labaki has taken over as chair of the Faculty of Advocates' Tumbling Lassie Appeal, which has raised over £100,000 since its inception less than a decade ago. Alan McLean KC, who is stepping down as chair, said: "The Tumbling Lassie Appeal has been, from the outset, a team effor
The Crown Office a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of 49-year-old Victoria Teresa Black. Ms Black died on 11 January 2022 at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert. Ms Black had been an inmate within HMP Cornton Vale, Stirling when she was adm
Laura McCabe has joined DWF as a partner in its Scottish litigation team. She joins the firm after almost five years at Anderson Strathern. She brings 14 years of expertise in appearance work to her new role and has broad experience in most aspects of civil and commercial litigation. From fatal acci
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) won the People Development Programme of the Year (Public Sector/Not-for-Profit) award at The Learning Awards ceremony in London on 22 February.
A woman who was refused a review of her council tax banding by the Assessor for Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board and had a challenge to that refusal rejected by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland has failed to obtain permission to further challenge the decision before the Upper Tribunal. Appellan
A local authority has won an appeal in the Upper Tribunal for Scotland against a decision that a woman who entered the wrong registration number into a parking payment app used in a council car park was required to pay a Penalty Charge Notice for parking without displaying a valid ticket. Fife Counc
