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A sheriff has issued an eviction warrant against members of a self-styled “African tribe” who have been camping on private land near Jedburgh. At Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Friday, Sheriff Peter Paterson granted the order against the so-called Kingdom of Kubala, saying it would take effec

An Edinburgh sheriff has granted a parental order recognising a 72-year-old man and his deceased wife as the legal parents of a child born in the USA in 2020 as the result of a surrogacy arrangement. The first petitioner applied for an order in terms of section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embr

The Sheriff Appeal Court has allowed an appeal by a firm that sought the dismissal of an action raised against it by their former commercial agent in Scotland after it ruled that a plea of res judicata should have been accepted by the sheriff. Pursuer and respondent Hugh Beattie originally raised th

Scotland’s sheriff civil courts are now able to conduct proofs, debates, evidential and fatal accident inquiry (FAI) hearings virtually using the WebEx video platform. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has been rolling out WebEx capability since April and it is widely used in the Court

Scott Clair, solicitor at Balfour+Manson, explores how innovative processes can make dispute resolution quicker, easier and cheaper in the 21st century. ‘What is it going to cost? How long is it going to take?’ Almost every litigator will be familiar with hearing either or both questions

An additional £131,000 has been provided to allow further renovations of the Sir Walter Scott Courthouse to take place. Built in 1803 as the Sheriff Court, it is where the famed author dispensed justice to the people of Selkirkshire.

A man who was admonished after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine has failed in appeal against a sheriff’s decision to make a confiscation order of more than £270,000. The appellant challenged the sheriff’s decision to make the order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Scott Blair Terra Firma advocate Scott Blair has secured success in a licensing appeal in a decision from Sheriff Braid at Edinburgh Sheriff Court which reiterated the importance of concise, comprehensive and clear reasons in licensing decisions.

Sheriff Principal Pyle A sheriff principal has suggested a number of reforms to the handling of domestic abuse cases, among them bringing serious cases to trial within weeks.

Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle Thursday 21 January at 5 pm in the Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place Edinburgh

Ross Yuill Defence solictor fees for the new Sheriff Appeal Court based in Edinburgh are so low that they are 'untenable' and will impede access to justice according to the Glasgow Bar Association (GBA).

An Edinburgh sheriff conducting a fatal accident inquiry into the death of a lorry driver has concluded that his death was a result of inadequate risk assessment and training by his employer in relation to load stability and recommended that more be done to improve compliance with safety requirement

An appeal by stated case under section 163 of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 against a sheriff’s decision to request a transfer of jurisdiction over a compulsory supervision order has been allowed by the Court of Session after it found the sheriff acted inappropriately in ma

Scotland’s new Sheriff Appeal Court will now hear civil appeals from sheriff courts, after its jurisdiction in civil cases came into effect this week. The new court, which is presided over by appeal sheriffs, is meant to improve efficiency by: removing this business from the Court of Session; ensu

First sitting of the Sheriff Appeal Court