Students Fiza Ali and Zara Tahir representing Glasgow Caledonian University were successful in the final of the inaugural Sheriff Principal's Mooting Competition, hosted by the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow. The competition was between the providers of legal education in Glasgow and open t
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An appeal by a child accused of wilful fire-raising against a sheriff’s decision to extend the 12-month time bar in respect of his case, which had yet to proceed to a trial diet, has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary. Appellant BS was accused of setting fire to the Wester Hailes Edu
A personal injury sheriff has rejected an expenses motion by a supermarket that successfully defended an action for an award based on the allegedly unreasonable conduct of the pursuer. Decree of absolvitor was granted to Iceland Foods Ltd after pursuer Helen Lennox failed to prove that an injury she
A complaint against a sheriff who held shares in Rangers FC and who granted more than 20 warrants as part of a failed police inquiry into the club's takeover has been withdrawn due to the complainer's lack of confidence in the judiciary's ability to deal with the complaint properly. David Grier, 61,
A Crown Bill of Advocation in respect of a sheriff’s decision to adjourn and later desert a trial diet for a serving soldier accused of sexually and physically assaulting another soldier has been refused by the Sheriff Appeal Court. Respondent Ryan Cooper had been placed under special bail con
The High Court of Justiciary has ruled that a Kirkcaldy sheriff erred in failing to grant an order prohibiting a man charged with offences against his former partner from conducting his own defence in respect of two of the listed charges. A Crown appeal was made after the sheriff refused to grant an
A suspended part-time sheriff has been unsuccessful in a challenge of the decision of the Scottish Ministers to continue funding his legal representation for a review of a decision by a tribunal reporting on his fitness to practice. Petitioner John Halley was suspended from office after comments he
Concerns have been raised over the fact no information has been made available about a sheriff who was arrested under "mysterious" circumstances earlier this year. Alistair Duff, former head of the Judicial Institute for Scotland, was appointed sheriff at Dundee in 2004.
An appeal by a car dealership against a sheriff’s decision to order a proof in an action raised by a woman seeking a refund on the cost of a Bentley SUV has lost an appeal against the decision in the Sheriff Appeal Court. Parks of Hamilton (Townsend Garage) Ltd sold the £141,
Six new sheriffs have been appointed to the Sheriff Appeal Court (SAC). Sheriffs Brian Mohan, Derek J Hamilton, Gillian A Wade QC, Iain M Fleming, Patrick Hughes and Wendy A Sheehan have all been appointed as appeal sheriffs by the Lord President, Lord Carloway.
Following the upcoming retirement of Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen, Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Sheriff Nigel Ross as sheriff principal of the sheriffdom of Lothian and Borders, on the recommendation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Sheriff Ross, who sits at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, wil
Two pensioners are to stand trial over allegations they were involved in the assault and abduction of Sheriff Robert McDonald on June 29 2021 in a Banff car park. At the High Court in Glasgow, William Curtis, 69, pleaded not guilty while Philip Mitchell, 60, declined to enter a plea.
The husband of a deceased woman who had an accident in her workplace several months before her death has had an action in the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court dismissed on the ground that he had no title to sue. John Riddell, the executor dative of his late wife Valerie Riddell, argued tha
Last month 414 Sheriff solemn cases were concluded in Scotland, which is 96 per cent of the average pre-Covid level. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has published its latest monthly workbook to show the throughput of criminal cases in our courts.
Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2021/468 This Act of Sederunt consolidates and restates the Act of Sederunt (Sheriff Appeal Court Rules) 2015/356 with modifications. It makes provision about the procedure to be followed in appeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court in civil proceedings. The ru
