A man who threatened a sheriff in her presence that he would find and kill her has been sentenced to over three years in prison. At Airdrie Sheriff Court today, Sheriff Richard Clark sentenced Thomas Rundell to three years and two months imprisonment after the accused pled guilty to threatening to k
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Two social workers who were found in contempt of court for failing to comply with a child contact order made by a sheriff have successfully appealed to have the decision quashed. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session ruled that the social workers’ conduct “did not amount to a lack of
The Crown Office has responded to a Dundee sheriff’s criticism of it as “ill-informed and wrong” after he lambasted prosecutors for bringing a case to trial which fell apart in less than an hour, The Courier reports. Sheriff Alastair Brown said the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (C
A business that claimed it was unlawfully refused a small business grant during the Covid-19 pandemic has lost an appeal against the dismissal of its case before the sheriff after it was ruled that he was correct to find no proper case had been made out against the local authority that considered th
A mother and daughter who shared “deeply disturbing” neo-Nazi, antisemitic, racist and transphobic material on social media have been jailed after admitting a catalogue of hate crimes. Shirley Craughwell, 51, posted material describing non-white people as “a different species&rdquo
An appeal by a legal practitioner who claimed that the Crown was liable in delict for alleged civil wrongs committed by a former sheriff has been unanimously dismissed by justices in the Supreme Court on the basis it was bound to fail at the first stage of the vicarious liability enquiry. Lord Reed
Nicole McQuilken reflects on the work of the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. 2015 seems like a long time ago. David Cameron was prime minister, the UK remained in the European Union, and artificial intelligence seemed like something from science fict
A special feedback forum will be held to mark 10 years since the establishment of the Sheriff Appeal Court. The event on Wednesday 14 May will hear directly from those who use the court. Attendance is welcomed from advocates, solicitor advocates, solicitors, and others with experience of the appeals
A supermarket lorry driver has been awarded over £56,000 in damages in a personal injury action against his employer after a sheriff found that his claim had not been exhausted by a previous agreement between the pursuer and the first defender. Thomas Ward raised the action against his employe
Two sheriffs have been appointed to the Sheriff Appeal Court from the reserve list. Sheriffs David Young KC and Joan Kerr have been appointed as appeal sheriffs by the Lord President, Lord Carloway.
The occupiers under a liferent of a property in Stranraer have won an appeal against their eviction from the property on the basis that the sheriff erred in his construction of the terms of the occupancy agreement. An action for recovery of possession of the property occupied by Neil Farroll and his
A new plea surgery at Glasgow Sheriff Court has led to the early resolution of nearly 130 cases. The surgery was introduced by Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar, with the support of the procurator fiscal, the Glasgow Bar Association and the Royal Faculty of Procurators, in a further initiative aimed at
Glasgow’s Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar is to preside over the final of a prestigious student mooting competition. The event at the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow next Wednesday 24 May will see teams from Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) and City of Glasgow College battle it out ag
A man who was injured while working as an HGV driver has won an appeal in the Sheriff Appeal Court against a sheriff’s decision that the entire matter had been settled following a settlement with one of two defenders. Thomas Ward was employed by ADR Network, the second defender and respondent,
The Crown Office has received reports from Police Scotland following the arrest of former sheriff Alistair Duff in connection with alleged communications offences. Concerns had been raised earlier this year over the fact no information had been made available following the arrest of Mr Duff, former
