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Fatal accident inquiry delays are causing severe distress to families who have lost loved ones, one sheriff has said. Sheriff Christine McCrossan spoke out after an inquiry found that a suicidal prisoner could have been saved if staff had followed proper procedures when he was admitted to prison, Th

A video link system could be a huge boon to Aberdeen Sheriff Court, saving it money and time, Scotland's chief inspector of prisons has said. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben thinks such a system would improve safety at the court and reduce the costs and time associated with holding trials.

An Aberdeen sheriff who was suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct will not face criminal proceedings. Jack Brown, 59, who was appointed to the sheriffdom in 2016, was arrested and charged in January over the claims.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has started work to replace the roof and upgrade the façade of Peterhead Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court.

In what is considered to be a first, a sheriff has ordered indirect contact between a birth mother and her daughter to take place via a Facebook group. Advocate Nicola Gilchrist, instructed by Laura McLean from the Inverness Civil Legal Assistance Office, acted for the birth mother.

The annual report of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland has been published. This is the ninth report of the board as a statutory body. The report reveals data on applicants in the six appointment rounds that occurred this year, one for sheriffs, one for summary sheriffs and four for tribun

The Sheriff Appeal Court has published a judgment in three test cases concerning the court’s approach in undefended actions under the simple procedure rules. The court allowed appeals by Cabot Financial UK Ltd against decisions to dismiss its undefended actions for payment, after ruling that t

A man who was jailed for 22 months for throwing a paving stone through a neighbour’s window has had his sentence reduced following an appeal after he successfully challenged the level of discount afforded by the sentencing sheriff. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary red

Michael Upton, advocate at The Hastie Stable, writes on computer evidence in the Sheriff Court. In civil proceedings in the Sheriff Court, documents produced by a computer are inadmissible - absent compliance with specific rules of court about computer evidence. A laptop or desktop word-processor is

Lord Brodie A man who was jailed for 33 months after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis has had his sentence reduced following an appeal.

An American woman who challenged a sheriff’s decision that a dispute with her former husband over the care of their child should be determined in the United States rather than in Scotland has successfully appealed against the ruling. The Sheriff Appeal Court held that the sheriff “erred in lawâ€

A party litigant who was sued by a company over an unpaid invoice has had an appeal against a sheriff’s decision to grant decree by default dismissed after he failed to lodge defences or appear in court to defend the action. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the appellant had “failed to engage