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A woman who insistently tried to order a breakfast sandwich from a prison security booth which she mistook for a drive-through restaurant has been jailed for driving under the influence of drugs. Lizabeth Ildefonso, 44, drove up to the Riverhead Correctional Facility in Suffolk County, New York and

A 41-year-old man has been ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work under a community payback order for illegally storing waste at a site in Perthshire. Alistair Roy admitted the offences at Perth Sheriff Court on 6 December 2016.

Two dogs that were sentenced to death for being “dangerously out of control” have been given a stay of execution after their owners successfully appealed against court orders for their destruction. The Sheriff Appeal Court quashed the orders made against Sasha the Rottweiler and Floyd the Staffo

Eric McQueen The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) is submitting plans to Fife Council to build a two-court complex to hear sheriff and jury cases and custodies in Kirkcaldy.

A “flasher” who was sentenced to a total of three years’ imprisonment for breaching community payback orders after being convicted of two “random acts of sexual exhibitionism” has had the custodial term reduced following an appeal. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ruled tha

A man with an “uncontrollable obsession” with child pornography who was given an extended sentence after being convicted of being in possession of indecent images of children has successfully appealed against the sentence imposed.

Work has begun on Scotland’s first purpose-built justice centre in Inverness due to be completed late 2019.

A gun owner whose firearms certificate was revoked because his son is a convicted drug dealer has successfully appealed against the decision. David Cameron, 59, was deemed “unfit” by Police Scotland to be entrusted with the weapon due to his “association” with a person involved in criminal a

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Eric McQueen New recommendations to widen the opportunity for people with hearing or sight impairments to serve as jurors have been put forward in a report issued by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.

A man who was jailed two charges of tax fraud has been told he will have to repay the money. Iain Wilson, 61, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment in January after he was found guilty of income tax and National Insurance fraud.

Fines dodgers have been warned to pay up before they try to fly after a number of non-payers were arrested at airports in Scotland and England. A man coming back from holiday in the Netherlands with a group of friends was arrested at Liverpool Airport over unpaid fines amounting to £770. The man, f

A pilot court project dedicated to dealing with people convicted on summary complaint where alcohol has significantly contributed to their offending is being established at Glasgow Sheriff Court. The Alcohol Court, which is to be presided over by Sheriff Iain Fleming, is the latest “problem-solvin

David Alexander David Alexander comments on a recent case on the recoverability (or otherwise) of VAT on expenses from the unsuccessful party.

Photo credit: Google Street View A law firm owned by trade unions has won a landmark case on behalf of a care worker for the rescission of a temporary suspension order imposed on him.