Sentences with phrase «sheriff court»

We have experience taking cases to both local and national sheriff courts.

Most Scottish claims are heard in sheriff court.

Credit repair companies may charge you a fee and often send you an information pack telling you how to get your copy of your credit report and clear sheriff court decrees.

Richard also has years of experience representing the interests of clients in the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts of Scotland.

The report, which references submissions made by Lawford Kidd, makes it clear that whilst the Committee welcomes the Reform Bill's general principles, serious concerns remain, particularly in relation to the proposal to increase the monetary threshold for Sheriff Court actions from # 5,000 to # 150,000.

A workplace personal injury claim worth less than # 1,000 but sent from a local sheriff court outside of Edinburgh

Grant Adam has been a member of the Old Firm club since leaving school and is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

The 50 - year - old ex-Army major had appeared at Falkirk Sheriff Court handcuffed to a custody officer yesterday where he pled guilty to failing to provide a breath sample.

The Falkirk was fined # 1,500 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after pleading guilty to one charge of breach of the peace.

Liam Munro outside Inverness Sheriff Court.

She has appeared in most Sheriff Courts in Scotland and has an extensive Court of Session practice.

A 25 year old housewife who sustained a soft tissue injury to her lower back which affected a pre-existing condition and had symptoms on a daily basis for six months after the accident with a full recovery after nine months (but still suffered anxiety and hyper vigilance driving for 18 months) was given # 2750 by Sheriff Hammond in Jedburgh Sheriff Court (GWD 20/8/10 Number 492) Pollock v Westall) the sheriff felt it was appropriate to take account of the psychological impact.

A lower award was made to a 19 year old claimant Laura Tennant who pursued an action against Direct Line Insurance in Kilmarnock Sheriff Court (SLT 16/7/10 page 71) the sheriff awarded # 2000 for pain and suffering for an injury to neck with pain radiating to the arms, back and shoulders and a full recovery after 13 months.

Another typical example of a whiplash injury is set out in the reported decision of Sheriff Kinloch in Linlithgow Sheriff Court on 20th May 2008.

In Macdonald v Bruce (Cupar Sheriff Court) GWD 5/9/08 at 434 a 49 year old sustained neck, lower back and arm pain, headaches and flashbacks leading to a curtailment of his leisure pursuits until a recover after seven months.

The facts On the face of it, the case is no different from many of the cases dealt with by Sheriff Courts across the country - the pursuers,...

A recent example of a court being satisfied in terms of paragraph 2 (2) occurred on Friday, 16 March 2018 at Dumbarton Sheriff Court.

Jones appeared on petition at Dumfries Sheriff Court in private along with three other men, all charged with conspiracy to rob and extort money.

Sheriff Courts now have exclusive competence to hear Actions with a value up to # 100,000.

Whilst the reforms are described by SCTS Chief Operating Officer David Fraser as «part of the most visionary changes for the courts in more than a century» they are being implemented in the backdrop of recent Sheriff Court closures and budget cuts.

There has been a rule of court referral to mediation in Scotland (sheriff court rule 33.22) for family actions since 1996.

Credit reference agencies hold information about your credit agreements (including any arrears), rent agreements, sheriff court decrees and electoral roll information.

She trained in private practice in a large commercial firm and, post qualification, worked in commercial litigation gaining experience in Court of Session and Sheriff Court actions.

This means many cases which would previously have been raised in the Court of Session in Edinburgh will now be raised in more local Sheriff Courts.

At the same time the Lord Advocate laid it down that anyone arrested for causing trouble at a football match would be dealt with in a sheriff court, exposing offenders to stiffer penalties than they had faced in the police courts.

Actions for divorce in Scotland may be brought in either the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

If agreement is not given, the trustee has to apply to the sheriff court for an order allowing your home to be sold.

If you are in arrears with your rent or mortgage and repossession action has been taken against you, it may be possible to apply to the sheriff court to reverse the court's decision.

Given that the debt is likely to be over # 5,000, the action is most likely to be raised in the sheriff court under ordinary cause proceedings.

Some debts, for example council tax, can also be enforced in the sheriff court using a summary warrant.

If you can not come to an arrangement with a creditor to pay back what you owe, they may make a claim through the sheriff court to get a «decree» against you.

Old suppliers may make a claim through the sheriff court to get a decree against you.

You can take your complaint to a local county court in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, or a sheriff court in Scotland.To use the courts» small claims system, your claim needs to be under # 10,000 in England and Wales, or under # 5,000 in Scotland or # 3,000 in Northern Ireland.

start up a limited company, or be involved in the day - to - day management of a limited company, without permission of the sheriff court; or

If you apply to the sheriff court to set aside a decree and you do not have a real reason to do so, then you could be charged costs by the court.

You can not hold public office (for example, as an MP, MSP, councillor, or member of a school board) and you can not serve as a company director unless the sheriff court agrees.

You would need to ask the sheriff court for this information.

See the earlier section Appeal to the sheriff court.

If you think that the DAS Administrator has not applied the law correctly, either in their original decision or in the review, you can appeal to the sheriff court.

You have 14 days from the date of the DAS Administrator's review decision to register your appeal at the sheriff court.

Almost all sheriff court decrees are recorded on the Scottish Register and kept on the register for six years.

Sheriff court decrees will automatically be registered and are kept on record for a period of six years.

If you are unsure whether you have any sheriff court decrees or whether the decrees are on the register, you can make a search against your name and address.

For the year to 31st December 2010 3193 personal injury actions were registered in the Sheriff Court and 3035 summary cause personal injury actions (the bulk of these actions being road traffic claims).