Courts

A court is a form of tribunal with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law. Courts in Scotland operate to a different set of laws to those elsewhere in the UK.

CourtsOnline dater who met nurse on Plenty of Fish bombarded her with unwanted flowers

THE PAIR met on dating website Plenty of Fish but the relationship ended after one date, prompting Hastings to send bouquets repeatedly to woo her.

CourtsMurdered Cameron Logan's girlfriend Rebecca Williams thanks emergency services as she recovers from fatal Milngavie fire

The 24-year-old has spoken publicly from her hospital bed.

EdinburghUS gangland murder suspect ordered to return home after fleeing to Scotland

Sheppard Adeghe, 25, had fought extradition moves after he was arrested in Edinburgh last September.

Rutherglen NewsCourt round-up: Cambuslang man guilty of spitting at police officers

Jordan Brisbane, 25, was handed a community payback order after committing the offence in September 2016.

Gambling£250,000 Rangers bet hearing told Ibrox club weren't relegated from SPL - they were expelled

Punter seeking a massive payout hears lawyer acting for bookie tell court that Rangers weren't relegated from top flight under SPL rules.

CourtsThug attacks brother after birthday celebration and left him needing complex reconstruction surgery

Court hears victim was left with permanent scarring, the risk of arthritis of the knee and possible knee replacement surgery.

CourtsMurdered Cameron Logan's girlfriend Rebecca Williams discharged from hospital

Rebecca, known as Bex, had been in hospital since the New Year's Day blaze in Milngavie.

CourtsCase against ex-Celtic youth coach Jim McCafferty delayed

The former kitman for clubs across Scotland has been accused of a child sex offence.

Suzie McGuireLook inside the luxury home of Suzie McGuire as she sells £500k house

The DJ shared the house with her violent ex-husband Derek Mitchell and has now sold it

CourtsOwner of pitbull terrier that attacked border collie charged with having animal off leash and out of control

PAUL Dunne was charged with having his dog off a leash and out of control when it attacked a border collie in Tarbolton

CourtsKilmarnock man abducted pregnant girlfriend and held her against her will

James Cunningham pleaded guilty to the offence which took place in February last year.

Wishaw NewsWishaw drink-driver who assaulted husband and son to find out punishment

PATRICIA Kirk admitted the charges at Hamilton Sheriff Court.

CourtsEx-Scotland international Garry O'Connor banned from plush Harvey Nichols store over alleged shoplifting

O’Connor appeared in court yesterday to face charges of stealing from the exclusive store in Edinburgh last year.

Courts'Someone will end up under the patio': Chilling warning of wife of SAS fantasist who poisoned her in campaign of terror

Businesswoman Elizabeth Smith revealed her ordeal at the hands of sick David Smith in the Record yesterday.

CourtsArmy fraudster who posed as war hero cleared of threatening ex-partner

Danny Hutchison claimed to have been blown up by a bomb in Afghanistan.

CourtsKaraoke singer headbutted as stools, chairs and punches fly in 'Wild West' bar brawl

Holly Crossan attacked crooner Kiri Christiansen after she tried to split up a rammy at The Kind Man’s pub

CourtsSwastika tattooed thug who hates Muslim men launched petrol bomb attack on Scottish mosque

Thomas Conington – who has two Nazi tattoos and 'accepts he's a bigot' – is behind bars after twice setting fire to the mosque.

West DunbartonshireMan who threatened to stab a dad with a syringe filled with HIV blood faces jail

Ian Stalker burst into the man's home and threatened to stab him with the blood filled needle if he did not give him money he claimed he was owed.

StirlingFrail Stirling pensioner was held-up, robbed and assaulted in sheltered housing complex

VIOLENT thug Scott MacKenzie was jailed for ten years after targeting 69-year-old Brian Reid at flats near the city centre.

CourtsTwisted husband admits poisoning wife with laxatives and stole thousands of pounds from her

Fantasist David Smith lied that he was an SAS hero, owned a factory share and had lost his first wife to Ayr gran-of-three Liz.

CourtsDavid Goodwillie pleads innocence and says he's ready to appeal after rape ruling

A judge ruled the footballer and teammate David Robertson raped victim Denise Clair after a boozy night out and ordered them to pay £100,000 damages.

CourtsKilmarnock man admits dangerous driving charge after badly injuring another man on John Finnie Street

Paul Cassidy had denied the charge, but changed his plea at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Tuesday – the second day of his trial before a jury.

PetsCruel teenager who starved pet dog is banned from keeping animals for three years

Britanny McCallum left her dog Buster without food or water and his ribs, spine and pelvic bones were sticking out when he was found.

Scottish Prison ServiceMurderer of Asad Shah sends hate messages from his jail cell to extremist supporters

Lawyer urges Scottish Prison Service to take murderer Tanveer Ahmed's phone after he called on supporters to “eliminate” enemies of Islam.