His Majesty The King, on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney has appointed Sheriff Fiona Tait as senator of the College of Justice. Sheriff Tait will take up appointment on 5 February 2025.
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A sheriff has concluded that the death of a man who fell from his fishing boat while trying to rescue a crew member could have been prevented if the crew of his vessel had been more familiar with the use of its man overboard recovery equipment. Lachlan Robertson died from the effects of immersion in
A sheriff has determined that the deaths of two young people in a young offenders institution in Falkirk could have been avoided if reasonable precautions had been taken, and made 25 recommendations to improve the Scottish Prison Service. Katie Allan and William Brown, aged 21 and 16 respectively, b
The Sheriff Appeal Court has allowed an appeal by a woman who successfully defended her case against a private car park operator that sought £6,370 in unpaid parking charges from her in respect of the sheriff’s decision that she was liable for the pursuer’s expenses, but only to th
A sheriff has concluded that the death of a soldier who died after his sniper rifle discharged at his head while he was holding it could have been avoided if normal procedures for the unloading of rifles had been carried out following a shooting drill earlier that day, however no defects in any syst
An appeal by two company directors against a sheriff’s decision they had acted unfairly towards a former director who was dismissed unilaterally after a period of serious illness has been refused by the Sheriff Appeal Court. Pursuer and respondent Stephen Miller originally raised the action ag
The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by a property developer against a sheriff’s decision that he was obliged to discharge a standard security granted over a site in an Aberdeen suburb he sought to develop alongside its original owner. Appellant Daniel Donald, the defender in an acti
The Sheriff Appeal Court has recalled an interlocutor dismissing a breach of contract action raised by a son after his father removed him as director of one of their companies and had the business wound up against an implied term of a previous verbal contract between the two. It was averred by Gerar
A former company director has successfully appealed a sheriff’s preliminary dismissal of an action for payment against a man who agreed in principle to buy his shares in the company he directed and only paid him £1,000 of the intended purchase price. Pursuer and appellant Edward Leishman
The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by a woman who had spent 22 years trying to acquire ownership of her brother’s flat in Edinburgh after he was imprisoned for drugs offences seeking to overturn a sheriff’s refusal of an amendment to an action seeking implementation of missiv
A Tayside sheriff has found that the proprietors of a cottage in Arbroath continued to enjoy a servitude of drainage over their neighbours’ property after building a new septic tank built in their field with the consent of the neighbours’ predecessors in title. Pursuers Graham and Sally
A sheriff principal has ruled that the spouse of an executor who occupied a home subject to a decree of ejection could not claim to be an “entitled resident” under sections 24C and 24D of the Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 and thus obtain recall of a sheriff’s d
Sheriff Norrie Stein has been remembered in Arbroath following his death last month at the age of 76, The Courier reports. Arbroath's resident sheriff for 20 years until 2011, he led the creation of a youth project which remains central to the community today.
A sheriff diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) is using technology to carry on working, The Courier reports. Sheriff Alastair Carmichael, 61, uses synthetic voice technology to continue talking after having been diagnosed with MND.
A sheriff has made no recommendations following the death of a prisoner that was caused by substance abuse. Anthony McCarthy died on 28 September 2020 at HMP Kilmarnock.
