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A sheriff has granted permission for a church to exhume and rebury the cremated remains of over 100 people in what is believed to be a legal first. The Scottish Episcopal Church applied to Glasgow Sheriff Court for permission to exhume the ashes of 107 people interred in the garden of remembrance at

An increase in Sheriff Court fees comes into effect today. The increase comes in the wake of a 2.3 per cent increase a year ago, and will be followed by a further two per cent increase next year.

A serial offender with over 100 previous convictions has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to impose a supervised release order (SRO) after he was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for an attempted robbery and a separate statutory breach of the peace. The Appeal Court

An infuriated sheriff has thrown out three cases after getting fed up with the lack of work done by the Crown. Cases on hospital assault as well as a knife in jail and a hit-and-run accident were all thrown out within half an hour, The Herald reports.

A sheriff in Aberdeen has been arrested over alleged sexual misconduct offences. Police Scotland confirmed that Sheriff Jack Brown, 59, had been charged. 

A sheriff has raised concerns about the new Universal Credit system after finding out that a woman caught shoplifting had only £90 a month to survive on, The Courier reports. Sheriff Alistair Brown at Dundee Sheriff Court was due to sentence Maria Blair, 39, for stealing steaks and chicken fro

Sheriff Officers and enforcement specialists Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers LLP has announced its accreditation as a Living Wage employer. Alex Irvine, partner, said: “We believe that people are our key resource and committing to the Living Wage is an investment in the future and will help ens

The passengers of a car who suffered whiplash injuries following a road traffic accident have had the damages awarded in their favour reduced after the driver of the other vehicle’s insurers successfully challenged the medical evidence given in support of their claims. The Sheriff Appeal Court

A couple who are suing the former owners of their home for damages over an alleged misrepresentation that they had no experience of flooding at the property have been granted a full hearing after the sellers’ appeal was refused. The Sheriff Appeal Court upheld a decision of the sheriff that cl

A father who bought a show-jumping pony for his daughter but later sued the seller after claiming that the gelding was taller than advertised has had a court ruling in his favour overturned following an appeal. Richard Mawson raised an action for “breach of contract” and “misrepres

The Sheriff Appeal Court, which normally sits in Edinburgh, will move to Glasgow for two days on Tuesday, 14 and Wednesday, 15 August. The court will hear criminal appeals, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary at the Saltmarket.

A former advisor to officials of President Vladimir Putin who was convicted in absence of fraud and wanted on other fraud charges has successfully challenged a request for his extradition to Russia. A sheriff rejected a request by the Russian Federation to extradite Dr Alexander Shapovalov after rul

Credit: Google Street View A sheriff has taken into account the high rate of drug deaths in Dundee in sentencing a heroin dealer to four years in prison, The Courier reports.

A man who claimed that both a house and the land on which it was built should not be considered “matrimonial property” after his wife raised an action for divorce has had his appeal dismissed. A sheriff had ruled that the land on which the house had been built was not matrimonial property while

Sheriff Principal Craig Turnbull will consider the challenges and opportunities of the Sheriff Appeal Court in a speech to the Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland. He will tackle the subject at the next SSC Society meeting in the SSC Members' Lounge, Parliament House, Edinburgh a