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Communities urged to stand up to threat of court closures
The threat to Forfar Sheriff Court has generated a call for the local community to lend its voice to any effort to hold on to it. (...)
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Occupy Dundee camp won't face legal action until April 2
Occupy Dundee protesters are set to remain in the city centre for at least another fortnight. (...)
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Jenny Marra accused of 'slandering the entire population of Perthshire' with jury comments
An MSP has been accused of slandering ''the entire population of Perthshire'' in a row over court closures. (...)
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Angus legal figures warn Scottish Courts Service review against proposing closures
The Angus legal fraternity is preparing a pre-emptive strike against any threat to the future of Forfar Sheriff Court. (...)
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Solicitor warns of court 'chaos' if closures plan goes ahead
Closing sheriff courts at Forfar and Cupar would cause ''chaos'' for the nearest regional courts, a leading Dundee solicitor says. (...)
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North East Fife MP warns against 'retrograde' closure of local courts
The closure of dozens of Scottish courts, including those in Cupar and Forfar, would be a ''seriously retrograde'' step, a senior MP has warned. (...)
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Call for action to protect shoppers from abuse outside Arbroath Sheriff Court
An Angus councillor says Arbroath residents are being ''intimidated'' by people hanging around outside the court. (...)
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Rough justice fear amid court closures threat
A plan that could see the closure of dozens of Scottish courts in a bid to slash spending would strike at the heart of local justice, a North East MSP has said. (...)
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Sheriff says court work being damaged because 'country is skint'
People accused of serious crimes in Dundee are having to be released from prison before trial ''because the country is skint,'' according to a senior city sheriff. (...)
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Abertay University officials sought personal legal protection during Professor Bernard King dispute
Management at Abertay University in Dundee feared they would be personally sued during a dispute with the former principal. (...)
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Angus legal figures concerned by rumours of threat to county's courts
Forfar has emerged as the latest Tayside and Fife sheriff court rumoured to be facing the axe under a service shake-up. (...)
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Scottish Court Service refuses to rule out possibility of closures
A number of smaller sheriff courts across Scotland — including Cupar in Fife — could close following a review by Scottish Court Service officials. (...)
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Monifieth residents lose case against factor firm Greenhome Property Management
A factor services firm says court action raised by Angus residents was ''totally unjustified and completely misguided''. (...)
Perth man's ill-advised, unsupervised driving lesson proves a costly error
The decision to have an impromptu driving lesson proved to be a costly mistake for a Perth teenager. (...)
Three due in court accused of sectarian comments during Dunfermline v Rangers match
Three men are due to appear at Dunfermline Sheriff Court today in connection with alleged sectarianism during the Pars' home tie against Rangers on Saturday. (...)
Attacker Andrew Wood's £500 Facebook bribery attempt
A drunken Fife man who brutally assaulted a student later offered his terrified victim a £500 bribe to drop the charges against him. (...)
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Sheriff Court convenes at murder suspect Neil Cumming's hospital bedside
Perth Sheriff Court came to Dundee's Ninewells Hospital as a murder suspect appeared from his bedside before Sheriff Robert McCreadie. (...)
Sheriff orders man who threatened police with sword to 80 hours unpaid work
A Perthshire man who threatened to run a sword through police officers after he was accused of drink-driving has been ordered to do community service. (...)
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Professors warned Abertay University of the threat to its reputation
A dozen professors at Abertay University warned its governing body as far back as November that it risked "reputational damage" over the fate of Bernard King. (...)
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Falkland Palace's restored tennis court already a smash hit with the swallows
All eyes may be on Andy Murray at Wimbledon, but the National Trust for Scotland has just served up its own ace at Falkland Palace. (...)
