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A sheriff in Glasgow has made an order under the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 in order to prevent the parents of an Indian student studying in the UK from attempting to force her into a marriage. The pursuer, referred to as AB, alleged that he

A sheriff in Glasgow has removed the parental rights of a convicted rapist in respect of his son and determined that it would not be in the best interests of the child to have any form of contact with him while still allowing him to have letterbox contact with his daughter. Proceedings for contact w

A sheriff in Glasgow has refused a motion calling for his recusal from family proceedings involving a mother who sought to relocate with her child to the USA. The case commenced when the pursuer and father, AB, sought to secure the return of their child from the USA, where they had previously b

A man who appealed the decision of a children’s hearing not to require the local authority to organise a DNA test as part of a compulsory supervision order has been successful in an appeal to the sheriff. The appellant, JS, had been party to referral proceedings in relation to a child tha

The death of a sheep farmer has led to calls for safety helmets to be worn when riding quad bikes. Iain MacNicol, 76, was involved in an accident in 2018 on his family farm when he was rounding up sheep.

Two companies which were at odds over whether a dispute over a contract between them for the sale of metal products had been resolved have had the issue resolved in favour of the original seller. The pursuer, Donald McCarthy Trading Pte Ltd, contracted with Ireland Alloys Ltd for the

Outstanding Sheriff Court summary trials have increased by 28 per to 17,818, the latest figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) show. The ninth statistical bulletin from the SCTS contains quarterly figures on activity in all High, Sheriff, Justice of the Peace and criminal

A lawyer in Scotland's first virtual Sheriff Court hearing has praised the process and suggested areas where it can improve. Craig Watt, a solicitor advocate at Brodies, said on Twitter that he was "very proud" to have appeared in the hearing, over which Sheriff Principal Pyle presided.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has completed the work to renew roof finishes and replace cladding panels on the extension at Peterhead Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court.

A retired sheriff has criticised the judicial recruitment process as "superficial and inadequate" and said it fails to disclose the true qualities of applicants. In a letter to the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, written in response to an anonymous article expressing misgivings about the pro

The urinals in custody cells at Paisley Sheriff Court have been described as a “potential biohazard” in an inspection report. The HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland report found that people in the court's custody unit were still using deactivated urinals, from which “emanated

Inflationary increases in civil court fees have been condemned by lawyers as being “inimical to access to justice” as they impose a “substantial burden” on litigants with average incomes and are based on the principle of full cost recovery, which has been discredited by the

A former sheriff has been struck off the solicitors’ roll for a “catalogue of serious and reprehensible behaviour”. Hugh Neilson accepted that he was guilty of “professional misconduct” after a number of complaints from clients.

A former sheriff whose wife divorced him while he was on holiday has asked a judge to scrap the ruling. Raj Jandoo, 60, Scotland’s first Asian advocate, said he returned home from a holiday in India in 2016 to find his wife, Nerinder Kaur, had been granted a divorce.