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Following the news the Scottish governmenthas temporarily backed down over proposed legal aid rates for summary criminal appeals, the Law Society of Scotland welcomed the new regulations.

Hundreds of people visited Dundee Sheriff Court over the weekend as part of Dundee Doors Open Days. Guided tours of the courtrooms and the cells were offered on Saturday afternoon, with participants also invited to take part in a mock trial.

The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed new Scottish government regulations on legal aid funding of summary appeals in Scotland. Previous regulations for legal aid funding for appeal cases heard in the new Sheriff Appeal Court were rejected by the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee on Tuesday

The Crown has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to acquit a man of breaching a non-harassment order. James Murphy was accused of breaching the order by approaching the complainer, but the sheriff at Ayr found that while there was an “encounter” between the respondent and the woman,

Lord Brodie A man accused of various drugs offences who challenged the admissibility of certain evidence allegedly recovered following a police search of a vehicle has had his appeal refused.

The regulatory body for social workers in Scotland has successfully challenged a sheriff’s ruling that proceedings before its conduct sub-committee “engaged” article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Sheriff Principal Alastair Dunlop QC (pictured) allowed the Scottish Social Servic

The lord president, Lord Gill (pictured), has suspended a part-time sheriff as it emerged he is linked to a company being investigated over a controversial liquidation. Peter Watson last sat at Perth Sheriff Court on 13 February and was suspended by Lord Gill on February 16.

The nation’s busiest courts are preparing for strike action today as workers claim they are under excessive strain in the wake of court reforms. Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen sheriff courts are expected to be most affected as the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) organised a walk-out fo

John MacLaren Barclay (1811-1886) – Hugh Barclay (1799–1884), LLD, Sheriff Substitute Credit: Perth Art Gallery

Security staff at Aberdeen Sheriff Court confiscated more than 100 bladed items during 2025, along with an imitation firearm, according to new figures. Data provided by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) for the first 10 months of last year reveal that staff at Aberdeen Sheriff Court a

A complex and compelling figure of the 19th century, Sir Archibald Alison was many things; a criminal lawyer, prolific historian, High Tory political thinker, and staunch upholder of law and order in turbulent times. Born to Rev. Archibald Alison and Dorothea Gregory - herself a former companion of

An appeal by a gym operator against a sheriff’s decision to award personal injury damages to a man injured by a damaged weight plate at a Glasgow gym has been allowed by the Sheriff Appeal Court after it found that the sheriff was not able to find that the plate was under its exclusive managem

A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for carrying out a violent assault inside the Elgin Sheriff Court building. Tony Arbuthnot, from Lossiemouth, launched the attack outside the main courtroom after spotting his victim emerging from a waiting area. He punched and kicke

Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court's main building at Whytecauseway Kirkcaldy, will remain closed today. All criminal business including trials will  call in the Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court Annex building, Brycedale Avenue, Kirkcaldy. Accused and witnesses should attend as normal at that building.

An investigation is underway after a fire was deliberately started at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court early this morning. Emergency services responded to reports of a door on fire at the court on Whytescauseway at around 4.50am. While the blaze has been extinguished, a police cordon remains in place.