Tag: scottish court service

Sheriff Court blasted for “offensive” note sent to transgender woman

BUNGLING sheriff court officials have been blasted after accidentally sending an "offensive" note to a transgender woman with her divorce papers. Becky Kent, from Dundee, was...

Silk cuts up rough over court smoking ban

By Neil Pooran ONE of Scotland's top lawyers has vowed to flout a ban on lighting up outside court. The Scottish Court Service has told lawyers...

Court bosses call out an engineer – to change batteries in a remote

COURT chiefs called out an engineer on a 30-mile round trip – to replace batteries in a remote control. Astonished staff at Dundee Sheriff Court...

Court clerk jailed over £130,000 expenses and blank cheques fraud

By Michael MacLeod A DISGRACED ex-court clerk who swindled £130,000 by faking expenses and writing blank cheques has been jailed for 24 months. Conman Graeme...

Sheriff’s postal strike plan to text criminals: “C U in crt”

By Michael MacLeod A SHERIFF told social workers to send text messages to cons during the “inevitable chaos” of the postal strike. Thousands of Scots postal...

Interpreter shortage leaves court system tongue tied

By Paul Thornton COURT officials are being forced to draft in interpreters from England for a high-profile murder case because of a shortage of qualified...

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