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A man who tried to argue that he couldn't complete his community service because he was bitten by a snake has been jailed for eight months. Scott Balmer told Ballymena Magistrates Court that he didn't turn up to do unpaid work because he was bitten by a snake and had to see a doctor.

A police officer who was found guilty of careless driving after crashing into another vehicle while responding to an emergency call has had an appeal against her conviction and sentence rejected. The Sheriff Appeal Court upheld a sheriff’s decision to convict and impose a fine after ruling that a

A party in civil proceedings who sought to challenge a sheriff’s ruling not to impose a penalty after the other party was found in contempt of court is entitled to appeal against the decision, the Sheriff Appeal Court has ruled. The court held that the appellant did have a “continuing locus” t

A “bogus workman” who was sentenced to seven months' imprisonment after pleading guilty to attempting to obtain money by fraud has had his custodial term reduced following an appeal. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the sheriff erred in law by failing to apply any discount.

A police officer who used the force helicopter to spy on people having sex has been jailed for a year. Over the course of the three-week trial, Sheffield Crown Court heard that 51-year-old Adrian Pogmore was "a swinging and sex-obsessed air observer".

Edinburgh solicitor Kate Dewar has been appointed chair of Weslo Housing Management. Ms Dewar, a member of the Bathgate-based social landlord's Board since January 2014, replaces Professor Peter Robson in the role.

Whatever type of ‘Brexit’ is eventually agreed between the UK and the EU, legislation made by the EU and the case law of the European Court of Justice is likely to be important for Scottish courts for many years in the future. The way that EU law influences UK courts is likely to change however.

Straight in at No 1 are Siouxsie and the Banshees – no, it’s not a throwback to the era of punk, but a quizzing success for a Faculty of Advocates-dominated team!Skipper Susanne Tanner QC, hand-picked her former Crown Office colleagues, Douglas Fairley QC, and Summary Sheriff Peter McCormack, a

Two families who raised a damages action against their neighbours after a “strong smell” began emanating from their properties have had a court decision in their favour upheld following an appeal. A sheriff ruled that the pursuers had suffered loss, injury and damage as a result of the “nuisan

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A Scottish national park authority has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to allow an appeal by an estate owner who had taken to steps to prevent or deter members of the public from accessing the land. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the sheriff’s approach to the evidence on the ti

Pictured (L-R): Angela Stewart; Isobel Linder, executry assistant, Grigor & Young, Forres; and Peter Brash.

A former employee of the Royal Canadian Mint has been jailed for 30 months for stealing gold coins — by hiding them in his rectum. Leston Lawrence, 35, stole CA$165,451 in 22 pieces.

Alison Britton The Law Society of Scotland is partnering with Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) to host the second in a series of Brexit-themed seminars "Human Rights Reform: Scotland’s place in Brexit" on 23 February in Glasgow.

More than twenty summary sheriffs have been appointed to a role created as part of major reform of Scotland’s courts. The new judicial office of summary sheriff was created to deal with some types of civil and criminal cases in the sheriff court.