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The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against the dismissal of a simple procedure claim raised by a couple against a package holiday company following a successful plea by the company of res judicata, after finding that a previous arbitration process on the same issues was binding on the pa

A sheriff has determined that the death of an elderly care home resident who choked on a steak pie after being given the wrong evening meal could have been avoided if the plates on which meals for particular diets were served had been more clearly delineated, such as by labelling or the use of colou

A sheriff conducting a fatal accident inquiry into the death of a mechanical fitter who sustained fatal injuries when he became entangled in the bar of a boring machine has concluded that the accident could have been avoided if his employer had increased the frequency with which it conducted safety

The Sheriff Appeal Court has quashed an order for the destruction of an XL Bully dog after finding that there was insufficient information to establish that the dog presented a risk to the public or that his owner, who received the dog from her son in unknown circumstances, was not a fit and proper

The Sheriff Appeal Court has ordered the removal of a man convicted of threatening and abusive behaviour towards an 11-year-old boy from the sex offenders’ register after determining that his behaviour was motivated by racism, but refused a conjoined challenge to placement on the register by a

A sheriff principal sitting in the Sheriff Appeal Court has ruled that an appeal against a sheriff’s decision to refuse a petition for recall of sequestration was incompetent, notwithstanding ambiguities in the relevant statutory provisions, as the decision was not capable of appeal without le

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against the grant of a residence order without a proof in favour of the mother of two children raised by the father on the grounds of judicial bias and systemic procedural failings after ruling that there was no merit to any of his substantive complaint

An Aberdeen sheriff has refused an appeal by a property owner against a decision not to award him a short-term let licence after it concluded following a single objection to the application from a neighbour that there was the potential for public nuisance if the licence was granted. Kirk Harrison ch

Sheriff Andrew Miller has been appointed as sheriff principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands. Sheriff Miller is a graduate of Glasgow University. After a few years in private practice he joined the Crown Office in 1995 and held a number of posts in the procurator fiscal’s offices in Hamilto

A sheriff conducting a fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of a climbing instructor and two climbers in Glencoe has made no recommendations in terms of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 after he found that they died after a slip or fall and there was no precaution tha

The Sheriff Appeal Court has quashed a Dundee motorist’s conviction for dangerous driving after finding that CCTV evidence that contradicted a police witness’ evidence that there would have been a head-on collision had he not turned his vehicle ought to have resulted in no finding that t

A valedictory court gathered at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to mark the retirement of Sheriff Alistair Noble after 39-years.

A sheriff has ordered a proof in an action for damages raised by a boat builder against a haulage company contracted to transport a boat mould he alleged he owned and repelled a plea of no title to sue advanced by the defenders, having ruled that the pursuer had a possessory interest in the mould an

A man who took photographs of two witnesses in a case against him seeking his disqualification as a company director has lost his appeal against a finding that he was in contempt of court after the Sheriff Appeal Court found that his conduct objectively amounted to contempt regardless of his stated

A sheriff in the Scottish courts has been identified as the only judge in the world to preside over trial using text-to-speech technology. Sheriff Alastair Carmichael has been using the technology to continue his work as a sheriff following his diagnosis with motor neurone disease (MND).