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Two lawyers who learned their craft at one of Scotland’s biggest legal aid firms have welcomed 2017 by opening their own practice. Glasgow-based Rutherford Sheridan comprises Melissa Rutherford and Paul Sheridan, both formerly of Latta and Co where Ms Rutherford managed the criminal department and

Six prisoners escaped a US jail on Christmas morning by removing a toilet and crawling through a hole behind it.The Christmas escape from the Cocke County Jail Annex in Newport, Tennessee was short-lived as the sixth inmate was recaptured on 28 December. The local sheriff's office said the escape wa

Angela Grahame QC Angela Grahame QC, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Advocates discusses a new Faculty arbitration scheme intended to sidestep court delays and reduce costs.

A consumer whose legal dispute over the purchase and return of a laptop 18 years ago spawned a litigation which ended up in the UK Supreme Court has failed in a £600,000 action against the bank which he claimed “annihilated” his credit rating. Richard Durkin, 46, who was eventually awarded just

Mike Dailly A woman who alleges staff at Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course unlawfully filmed her has been permitted to seek damages.

A council tenant who claimed that his occupancy agreement which was to “continue on a fortnightly basis” should be treated as a Scottish secure tenancy because it did not contain an express provision stating that it was for a term of less than six months has won an appeal against a decision allo

Dame Elish Angiolini QC Parkhead Housing Association has announced that the Rt Honourable Dame Elish Angiolini QC will deliver the 3rd annual John Wheatley Lecture in October 2017.

A witness in an assault trial who was found in contempt of court for “prevaricating” has had a petition to the nobile officium of the High Court of Justiciary refused. Ria Kenyon had given a statement to police in which she said she saw the accused punch the complainer, but in her evidence she w

A serving procurator fiscal depute has made an anonymous submission to the Justice Committee’s inquiry into COPFS stating they have “grave concerns that the issue of cases proceeding to trial without there being sufficient evidence was not fully explored or properly addressed” and warning that

The Crown Office has announced that it will stage a single Fatal Accident Inquiry into two separate fatal accidents for the first time. Under sections 13 and 14 of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016, an FAI will be held within the Lothian and Borders Sheriffdom to conside

A pilot court project in Aberdeen that sees sheriffs tackle the reasons behind persistent offending has been hailed as “pioneering” by Justice Secretary Michael Matheson (pictured). Since November 2015, sheriffs in Aberdeen Sheriff Court have been involved in identifying support for the chronic

From today Simple Procedure replaces the current small claims procedure and part of the summary cause procedure. Simple Procedure is a court process designed to provide a speedy, inexpensive and informal way to resolve disputes where the monetary value does not exceed £5,000. The new Simple Procedu

Over 50 guests gathered at The Royal George Hotel Perth on Saturday night to mark the retirement of respected fiscal Stuart Richardson. Sheriffs from Perth and Dundee, colleagues from Tayside, fellow fiscals, staff from his office and the Sheriff Court gathered to say their fond farewells.

Plans submitted for a new justice centre in Inverness are the latest move in a programme of court closures and changes to the delivery of legal services in Scotland’s justice system. There are currently 43 courts operating in Scotland, 39 sheriff and justice of the peace courts, the Court of Sessi

A bookmaker who claimed that he was “deprived of earnings” because he was not offered a pitch in what he alleged to be a more lucrative part of Musselburgh racecourse on Ladies’ Day has had his case dismissed. Stanley Wood argued that the Musselburgh Joint Racing Committee breached his licence