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Following a successful inaugural virtual court, the Bail Appeal Court will now convene daily with the presiding appeal sheriff, clerk of court, prosecutor and defence counsel or solicitors all participating remotely. Traditionally the Bail Court sat in Edinburgh, originally in the High Court and mor

Digby Brown took part in the first video conference proof at the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court heard last week. The evidential hearing was the first of its kind at ASPIC and the first proof to be heard in more than four months. The proof centred around a factual dispute on the

Lawyers have raised concerns over the permanent implementation of video links for accused persons. A number of custody cases at Aberdeen Sheriff Court see accused persons appear via video link from Kittybrewster Police Station.

Police have seized dozens of bags full of cannabis which were apparently delivered to the wrong house. A bewildered household in Houston called the cops after receiving an unexpected package filled with weed, which remains illegal in the state of Texas.

A Scottish man who is the subject of an extradition request by the US government has failed in his challenge of a sheriff’s decision to grant permission for the extradition to go ahead. James Craig was accused of an offence relating to securities fraud which caused losses of $1.6 million

An accused who told a Scottish judge she was 'a f.....g old boot' has been given an extra three months' jail to cool his heels. Gary McGuiness, who was in the dock after being apprehended with a machete, made his outburst against Sheriff Frances McCartney after she denied him bail.

Tayside Health Board has been fined following three incidents in which patients died by suicide using ligature points. Perth Sheriff Court heard that, between 1 April 2012 and 4 November 2015, on the Moredun Ward at general adult psychiatry ward of Murray Royal Hospital, Perth, three patients were a

A woman found guilty of being concerned in the supplying of heroin and speed after the drugs were found during a police search of her home has had her conviction quashed following an appeal. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ruled that the sheriff erred in refusing a preliminary

Council tenants facing eviction in West Dunbartonshire have been given temporary reprieve as it would be "morally wrong" to oust them during the coronavirus pandemic. The local authority was granted a motion yesterday at Dumbarton Sheriff Court to sist all summary cause eviction cases currently in p

A lawyer who wrongly claimed his client couldn't make court because he was being tested for coronavirus has been rebuked by a judge. Mr Blakely, 69, a sheriff in the US state of Alabama, is accused of stealing campaign donations, using his job to obtain interest-free loans and soliciting money from

Dear Editor, I was disappointed to read that court dress will no longer be required in some civil courts, but pleased to read in Scottish Legal News that not everything thinks this is a good idea.

A housing association tenant whose application to assign the tenancy of the property to his daughter was rejected has successfully challenged the landlord’s decision. A sheriff ordered the housing association to consent to the application after ruling that the refusal was “not reasonable

Dear Editor, I see that the Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin has decided that, for most civil court hearings, court dress will no longer be worn. In my view this is regrettable.

Police officers have attempted to coax meth users into handing over their stash by claiming it could be contaminated with coronavirus. A sheriff's office in north-west Kansas, where methamphetamine remains the most popular illegal drug, posted a public appeal on Facebook.

A man accused of stalking has successfully challenged an attempt by prosecutors to lead evidence that he had previously assaulted one of the complainers.  A sheriff ruled that it would be “prejudicial” to the accused to allow the evidence of a “collateral incident” which