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Dedicated courts dealing with commercial disputes are to be established at Hamilton and Airdrie Sheriff Courts. Sheriffs Millar and Small (Hamilton) and Sheriffs Thomson and Livingston (Airdrie) have been designated as commercial sheriffs with effect from 14 November 2022.

A woman who was found liable for the legal expenses of an insurance company following the settlement of a personal injury claim made to the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court has been partially successful in an appeal against the decision to the Sheriff Appeal Court. Pursuer Mary Young reach

A group of around 200 schoolchildren and teachers gathered at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on the weekend to take part in the Edinburgh Schools MiniTrials. The event was organised by a steering group under Lord Mulholland’s chairmanship and supported by a sponsorship from the Faculty of Advocates.

A 32-year-old Fife farmer has been fined £2,000 after deliberately damaging a badger sett. Peter Brown was sentenced at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court after being found guilty of two breaches of the Protection of Badgers Act in Leslie, Glenrothes.

An appeal by a Polish citizen against a sheriff’s order to extradite him to Poland to serve a suspended prison sentence for mobile phone robberies he committed as a teenager has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary. Adam Osipczuk sought to argue that he was not a fugitive within the le

On 22 September, a unique type of Sheriff Court turned seven years old. Its uniqueness among all of Scotland’s sheriff courts is that it can hear civil cases where the incident happened, or the defender lives, anywhere in Scotland rather than just a particular area within Scotland. This court

An employee of Marine Scotland who was injured aboard a multi-purpose vessel has been awarded £4,273 in damages by a sheriff after it was found he was partially responsible for the accident. Paul Farley, who was employed as an Able Seaman aboard MPV Hirta on a fixed term appointment, argued th

The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has thanked David Harvie who has stepped down from his role as crown agent of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) as he becomes a sheriff. Mr Harvie joined COPFS in 1996 and worked his way up, serving as director of serious casework and procurator

A police officer's video of the goats which took over his vehicle and started eating his paperwork has gone viral on social media. The troublesome pair of goats invaded a car belonging to an officer with Madison County Sheriff's Office in Alabama.

Scottish prosecutors staged a mock trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court to highlight racially aggravated hate crime. Equality representatives from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) helped organise the event to raise awareness of the legislation on race-related hate crimes and how thes

Victims and witnesses of muirburn offences in Assynt in Sutherland have spoken of their upset at a crowdfunding campaign to pay for the legal costs of the man responsible for the fires. Crofter Ian MacKenzie was convicted of the offences at Tain Sheriff Court in June this year. His actions resulted

The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into a fire that resulted in the deaths of two hotel guests begins this month at Paisley Sheriff Court. Richard Dyson, 38, and Simon Midgley, 32, lost their lives in the blaze at Cameron House Hotel in December 2017.

Two new members have been appointed to fill vacant positions on the Scottish Sentencing Council. Summary Sheriff Amel Elfallah joins the council as a judicial member, while Louise Arrol takes on the role of advocate member. Both have been appointed for five-year terms by the Lord Justice General, af

The new caveat portal is now live in both the Court of Session and Sheriff Court. Solicitors can now submit caveats via the portal.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has announced that the new caveat portal will go live next Monday, 25 July. It will go live for both Court of Session and Sheriff Court caveats.The portal requires solicitors to complete an online form and there is no requirement to upload any documents.In a