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A man who was seeking to challenge a sheriff’s decision to order his extradition to Poland on the basis that he had been living “a normal life” in Scotland has had an application for leave to appeal dismissed. Radoslav Kisiel, who was made the subject of a European Arrest Warrant in 2010, also

A party litigant who sought leave to appeal against a Sheriff Appeal Court decision refusing to allow his appeal to be received late has had his application dismissed by the Court of Session. The applicant had missed the deadline to lodge his ground of appeal in time by six days due to illness and a

A woman charged with benefit fraud who challenged a sheriff’s decision to grant a motion to extend the timebar to allow prosecutors to bring her to trial after the case against her had previously been deserted has won her appeal. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary allowed the appeal

A party in civil proceedings who sought to challenge a sheriff’s ruling not to impose a penalty after the other party was found in contempt of court is entitled to appeal against the decision, the Sheriff Appeal Court has ruled. The court held that the appellant did have a “continuing locus” t

A Scottish national park authority has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to allow an appeal by an estate owner who had taken to steps to prevent or deter members of the public from accessing the land. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the sheriff’s approach to the evidence on the ti

A man who attempted to escape his trial at Dundee Sheriff Court has been handed a six month jail sentence. After being found guilty of assault to severe injury and told that he would be remanded in custody last December, Kenneth Nicoll, 26, jumped out the dock before being caught by a police officer

A man accused of drug dealing in Spain who challenged a sheriff’s decision to order his extradition has had his appeal refused. The Criminal Appeal Court refused the appeal after ruling the appropriate court to hear any human rights argument based on “injustice or oppression” would be the Span

A librarian has won a court battle over a threat to remove the private papers of the UK's last Communist Party MP from her control after a sheriff ruled she should be custodian. Audrey Canning, 79, has run the Willie Gallacher Memorial Library for nearly four decades.

The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into last December's bin lorry crash in Glasgow that left six people dead has concluded the tragedy could have been avoided if the driver had not lied about his medical history. Harry Clarke, 58, fell unconscious at the wheel of his bin lorry on 22 December 2014, cau

Angus civil engineering firm has been fined £32,000 over an accident that left a 17-year-old employee permanently disfigured and facing arthritis in his legs,The Courier reports. Connor Watson was struck by a section of concrete retaining wall during work done by DJ Laing (Contracts) Ltd as part of

A man accused of historic child sex offences who challenged a sheriff’s “unique” decision to grant an application by prosecutors for an extension of time to bring him to trial more than seven years after his first appearance in court has had his appeal refused. The appellant, who first appeare

The son of one of Scotland's law officers has been given a community payback order for assaulting his girlfriend. Andrew Thomson, 27, son of the Solicitor General Lesley Thomson, has been ordered to undertake 60 hours of unpaid work within three months after he attacked his partner.

A man accused of fraud has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to order his extradition to Poland after the Criminal Appeal Court ruled that the offence he was accused of was “minor”. The judges allowed the appeal after ruling that it would be “disproportionate” to extradite him,

A bus driver with a history of blackouts who killed a colleague when he lost consciousness at the wheel will not be prosecuted, the Crown Office has said. David Logue, 47, was involved in crashes in 1998 and 2008 due to him blacking out at the wheel of his bus.

The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the Glasgow bin lorry crash begins today, with lawyers for the families of the victims saying they hope it will ensure such an incident never occurs again. Held at Glasgow Sheriff Court, the FAI aims to “establish the circumstances relating to the tragic death