Sentences with phrase «sheriff courts»

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.

A digest of cases decided in the Sheriff Courts of Scotland and reported in the Sheriff Court reports, 1905 - 1914 (volumes 21 to 30)

If the partnership has already ended and litigation is necessary our team has extensive experience of litigating partnership disputes in both the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts.

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

The Scottish Courts Service at www.scotcourts.gov.uk publishes Court of Session, High Court of Justiciary and Sheriff Courts decisions from 1998.

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

Alan has a passion for utilising his advocacy skills to represent the interest of his clients, appearing regularly in the Sheriff Courts and in other fora such as expert determination, mediation and hearings before local authority committees.

«Not only would these reforms perhaps restrict access to counsel, but there are concerns about the capacity of sheriff courts to deal with the increase in cases.

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,...

As a Solicitor - Advocate he litigates in both the Court of Session, Sheriff Courts.

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.

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

Liam Munro outside Inverness Sheriff Court.

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

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

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.

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.

If agreement is not given, the trustee has to apply to the sheriff court for an order allowing sale.

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

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

If you still disagree with the AiB's decision, you can ask the sheriff court to look at it.

If they consider that your misconduct has been serious, the AiB may apply to the sheriff court for a longer BRO.

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

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

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

that 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;

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).

She appears frequently in regulatory conduct and disciplinary hearings, Employment Tribunals, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Sheriff Court and the Court of Session.

She has extensive experience of all personal injury litigation including motor, employer's liability and public liability both in the Sheriff Court and Court of Session.

Annis has successfully run numerous Proofs and Jury Trials in the Court of Session and Sheriff Court, as well as being involved in two high value Appeals in the Inner House of the Court of Session, one of which involved severe spinal injuries.

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.

Lord Jackson attended at that seminar and although it is perhaps ironic that the Scottish Civil Courts Review may have a serious impact on the effectiveness of the current Court of Session procedures, in that they will be moved to the Sheriff Court, Lord Jackson, although approving of the Scottish system, was aware of the need for protection against awards of costs, which is of course currently widely available in England through the provision of ATE insurance.

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.

He regularly handles complex and high value cases in both Sheriff Court and the Court of Session with a particular focus on commercial, contractual, insolvency and sports related disputes.

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.

He currently specialises in representing those suffering from whiplash injuries and factory related accidents both in the Court of Session and Sheriff Court.

A similar, though not identical, timetable is followed in the Sheriff Court.

An Initial Writ if you are divorcing in the Sheriff Court, or a Summons if you are divorcing in the Court of Session.

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.

In terms of timetabling, both the Sheriff Court and the Court of Session differentiate personal injury claims from other civil claims.

Most Scottish claims are heard in sheriff court.

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

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