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A senior member of Faculty has been appointed a sheriff by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the First Minister. David Young QC, will serve in the Sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway, based at Hamilton Sheriff Court.

The Sheriff Principal has issued a Practice Note (No.1 of 2018) in relation to applications under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”). It applies to all applications lodged at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on or after 9 April 2018. The Practice Note does not alter the pract

A former prosecutor has described his installation as sheriff in Greenock as a “tremendous privilege”, the Greenock Telegraph reports. Andrew McIntyre took up the role after a 16-year career at the Crown Office, which saw him specialise in trafficking cases.

Kate Dowdalls QC Kate Dowdalls QC successfully opposed an appeal to the Sheriff Appeal Court by the parents of an 11 year old girl against the granting of a Permanence Order.

Sheriff Cruickshank The new sheriff at Lerwick Sheriff Court will take up his post next month, the Shetland News reports.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has overturned a decision to refuse sanction for the employment of counsel in a low value personal injury case. David Brown, represented by NewLaw Scotland pursued a claim for damages for whiplash injuries he sustained as a result of a road traffic accident. His claim was su

A couple who argued that any judge who hears a case involving a party should not have any dealings with any subsequent case involving the same party have had their appeal dismissed. The Sheriff Appeal Court rejected the appellants’ claim that a sheriff who remitted their damages action against a c

Prosecutors successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to refuse a vulnerable witness application made on behalf of a complainer in an assault case who said he was “terrified” of seeing the two woman accused of attacking him. The application was opposed because it was lodged too late, but th

Sheriff Kenneth McGowan has been appointed as the new Administrative Sheriff for the All Scotland Personal Injuries Court, located at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. The PI sheriffs and staff have been carrying out a review of court procedures and practices, with a view to improving efficiency. As part of

Dundee Sheriff Court (Credit: Google Street View) A teenager handed a community payback order for beating a man before performing a Nazi salute has been told to stop drinking Buckfast, The Herald reports.

Following our report of a case in which a sheriff jailed a woman for 14 days because she refused to swear under oath that her husband had abused her, we have received a response from a solicitor in private practice who wishes to remain anonymous. The views expressed here are those of the solicitor a

A young person with autism who was granted decree against a local authority to pay for a further year of his education at a private school for pupils with special educational needs after he turned 18 has seen the decision overturned on appeal. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session ruled

A trial at Stirling Sheriff Court was abandoned last week after a witness was approached in the pub by a juror, The Courier reports. The trial of Alexander McKinlay, 28, over the alleged abduction of his ex-girlfriend was brought to a premature end and a fresh trial was ordered by Sheriff Wylie Robe

A summary sheriff has been appointed for Glasgow and Strathkelvin by Her Majesty the Queen, on the recommendation of the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. Walter Mercer was appointed to the new judicial office of summary sheriff which has been created to deal with some types of civil and criminal cas

Female prisoners in Europe’s busiest court are held in “degrading and inhumane” conditions, the chief prison inspector has reported. David Strang, HM chief inspector of prisons, said holding cells in Glasgow Sheriff Court failed to “reflect positively on a 21st-century criminal justice syste