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At Glasgow Sheriff Court yesterday, Sheriff Principal Craig Turnbull fined The Richmond Fellowship Scotland £450,000 following the death of a 59-year-old woman in their care. A jury convicted the organisation of a breach of health and safety at work legislation. On sentencing, Sheriff Principa

The Sheriff Appeal Court has held that being in possession of a knife for the purpose of using it to commit suicide is not a reasonable excuse in terms of section 49(4) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 after an appeal against conviction was raised on that basis. The appellant,

An Edinburgh sheriff has refused a motion for the discharge of an arrest warrant issued for a man wanted in the US state of Georgia to face trial for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and launder money.  The requested person, Robert Barr, had his extradition request certified by the Scottish Mini

A sheriff has ruled that the death of a creel fisherman with coronary artery and heart disease who fell into a harbour was an accident, but not one with a determinable cause.  Alexander Wood, who was aged 65 at the time of his death, was a self-employed creel fisherman working out of Burntislan

A personal injury sheriff has awarded £119,250 in damages to a woman after finding that she was raped by a man she met on a night out in Dundee and that he could not have reasonably believed she had consented to sex. The pursuer, AB, averred that she had not consented to sexual intercourse wit

A Glasgow sheriff has granted the son of a deceased man who was adopted as a baby in 1933 access to his adoption process after ruling that the confidentiality of the application was governed by previous adoption legislation. The applicant, JH, made the application in a bid to learn his birth family

Defence lawyers around Scotland have gone on strike today after last-minute talks with the Scottish government to obtain additional payments from its resilience fund failed. The Scottish Solicitors Bar Association held talks with Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf over the remainder of the fund yesterda

Former sheriff and member of Quis, Douglas J. Cusine, raises further questions the group has about the Salmond inquiry and the role of the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body. There is a saying, “The Devil finds work for idle hands to do.” The “Devil” in this case is

A Crown appeal against the Sheriff Appeal Court’s decision to quash the convictions of three men who wore allegedly offensive T-shirts to a football match between Celtic FC and Linfield FC has succeeded in the High Court of Justiciary. Daniel Ward, Martin Macaulay and Ryan

A solicitor and part-time sheriff has been found guilty of professional misconduct. Mark Thorley was censured by the Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) for his behaviour in a dispute between a couple over property.

Police are under fire for posting a photo on social media of a Christmas tree decorated with mugshots. A sheriff's department in the US state of Alabama called the Facebook photos "thugshots".

Criminal defence solicitors have ridiculed a suggestion that summary trials be held at the weekend as a measure to cope with the mounting backlog of cases.

Despite a furious backlash from the legal profession, the Scottish government is still actively considering the suspension of jury trials.

A man jailed for stealing a 27-foot yacht from Arbroath Harbour had his sentence nearly doubled after he clapped at the sheriff in court. Richard Gould, 43, was sentenced to four months for the theft, but now must also serve three further months for contempt of court.

The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) could be liable for as much as £10 million following a landmark decision at Edinburgh Sheriff Court this week in a case that may prove to be one of 'PPI for lawyers' and could lead to an avalanche of late payment claims from Scottish solicitors.