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Two families who raised a damages action against their neighbours after a “strong smell” began emanating from their properties have had a court decision in their favour upheld following an appeal. A sheriff ruled that the pursuers had suffered loss, injury and damage as a result of the “nuisan

Lady Dorrian An appeal from the Sheriff Appeal Court must proceed on the basis of a judgment of that court, and there is “no provision or authority” for the provision of a report from the court, the High Court of Justiciary has stated.

A man found guilty of historical child sex offences who claimed he suffered a “miscarriage of justice” as a result of a sheriff’s “misdirection” has failed in an appeal against his conviction. The appellant claimed that the sheriff misdirected the jury on the possible application of the do

A man found guilty of assault and robbery who claimed that a sheriff’s warning to a witness about potential prevarication or perjury restricted his defence lawyer’s ability to cross-examine the witness has had an appeal against his conviction refused. The appellant argued that there had been a �

A solicitor has been given a dressing down by a sheriff after snubbing her demand to attend court last week. Mike Allan, a lawyer in Aberdeen, was summoned to Inverness Sheriff Courtby Sheriff Margaret Neilson on Friday, The Press and Journal reports.

A new initiative to reduce the risk of re-offending atAberdeen Sheriff Court for women has now been extended to include men, the Evening Express reports. The Problem Solving Approach, a pilot project of theScottish government is being trialled at the court over the next year.

An 18-year-old motorist who was caught driving without insurance will not have his licence revoked after a sheriff found that there were “special reasons” for not endorsing it with penalty points. Sheriff Philip Mann ruled that Kyle Siegel was entitled to assume that his mother had arranged for

Willie Rennie Solemn cases at Dundee Sheriff Court are being delayed as a result of the closures of neighbouring sheriff courts, The Courier reports.

A Scottish local authority which refused a cab driver's application to renew his taxi booking office licence after finding that he was "not a fit and proper person" has successfully challenged a sheriff's ruling to overturn its decision. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session held that th

Ten solicitors are among the first appointed to the new judicial office of summary sheriff, created under the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Christine McLintock, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: “This is a significant step in the ongoing reforms to our courts in Scotland which w

Lord Carloway Four advocates – Roisin Higgins, Dr Kirsty Hood,Shelagh McCall and Dr Joseph Morrow – have taken silk after being approved by Her Majesty for “the rank and dignity” of Queen’s Counsel.

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Ross Yuill No faculty of solicitors in Scotland is likely to undertake summary appeal work in the new Sheriff Appeal Court at the suggested legal aid rates, it has emerged.

A man has pleaded guilty to attacking a sheriff as he walked towards a court building. On 22 July last year, Mark Ross, 28, was refused entry to Edinburgh Sheriff Court as he was drunk.

Sir Stephen House Sir Stephen House, the chief constable of Police Scotland sparked a row between the police and the judiciary after he criticised a sheriff for making “unsubstantiated comments” at the trial of one of his colleagues last year.