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The Sheriff Appeal Court has quashed a fine imposed on a student who pled guilty to sexually assaulting two women at an Edinburgh nightclub after finding that it was more appropriate in the circumstances to impose a community payback order with a supervision requirement. Appellant MD, who was aged 1

The Sheriff Appeal Court has reversed a sheriff’s decision that a consultant radiologist who failed to detect a pineal cyst in a patient’s brain, which was later surgically removed, was liable for damages after NHS Grampian raised a cross-appeal during an appeal by the patient against an

Last week marked the retirement of the Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland & Islands, Derek Pyle. Scotland’s longest serving sheriff principal, he held the post for 13 years and also served as a sheriff for 25 years.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against a sheriff’s decision that two residential landlords were not in breach of occupiers’ liability legislation as a result of their tenant’s children falling into a scalding hot bath she had run for herself. Appellant NM raised an

Following notification of Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle’s retirement, Sheriff Eilidh MacDonald has been appointed to act as temporary sheriff principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands from 21 June until a permanent replacement is appointed.  Sheriff MacDonald was appointed as summary she

Retired sheriff principal, Ian Abercrombie, has been appointed to chair an independent review of the system of fatal accident inquiries (FAI) into deaths in prison custody. The review will aim to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of investigations into deaths in prison and ensure those affect

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by stated case by a woman convicted of an offence under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 after her German Shephard bit a courier delivering a parcel to her property. Appellant Janet Macfarlane challenged her conviction on the basis that there were no grounds

A debt purchase company that appealed an expenses decision in an undefended simple procedure claim over a £87 difference between the sum sought and the sum awarded has won its appeal to the Sheriff Appeal Court, but only in terms of a finding that an earlier Sheriff Appeal Court case on the is

A sheriff has made seven recommendations for the Scottish Prison Service in light of his findings in a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the suicide by hanging of a 20-year old man in lawful custody at Polmont Prison, and found that there was a failure to discipline two prison officers who did not carry o

The relatives of a man who took his own life who sought damages from a health board for medical negligence have lost a Sheriff Appeal Court challenge to a sheriff’s decision not to extend the time limit for personal injury claims after they raised their action over three years after his death.

The Royal Faculty of Procurators, with its rich heritage and commitment to legal education, proudly presents the Sheriff Principal's Mooting Competition, which is returning this April and May following the success of last year's inaugural moot. In the first semi-final teams from the City of Glasgow

Susan (Susie) Adiel Ogilvie KC (Elgin), beloved wife of Dr Gordon G. Milne, died on Monday, March 21, 2025, at Mill Cottage, Puscarden, Elgin, after an illness borne with fortitude and grace. She practised at the Scottish bar from 1977-1993, served as sheriff at Glasgow Sheriff Court from 1993 to 20

A sheriff has granted summary decree for payment of a loan granted by a company director to a homebuyer after finding that nothing in the agreement prevented the company, which was used as a vehicle for the loan, from demanding payment without the consent of the director. New House Purchasers Ltd so

Sheriff Owen Mullan, based at Glasgow Sheriff Court, talks about his path to becoming a sheriff and what the role involves in a new 'reel' on Instagram. You can watch the three-minute video here.

A Dumbarton sheriff has ruled that the purchaser of a used car that developed acceleration issues 11 months after he acquired it could not exercise the right to reject the vehicle after finding that the car was of satisfactory quality at the date of sale. David Adam purchased the vehicle under a con