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Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, formerly known as County Buildings, is a judicial building on Whytescauseway in Kirkcaldy in Scotland. The building, which continues to operate a courthouse, is a Category B listed building .
Criminal cases are prosecuted by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. and the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service. [1] Scotland's supreme criminal court is the High Court of Justiciary . [ 2 ] The Court of Session is the supreme Scottish civil court [ 3 ] but UK-wide courts can review decisions of great public or constitutional ...
A sheriff court (Scottish Gaelic: Cùirt an t-Siorraim) is the principal local civil and criminal court in Scotland, with exclusive jurisdiction over all civil cases with a monetary value up to £100,000, and with the jurisdiction to hear any criminal case except treason, murder, and rape, which are in the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of Justiciary.
The sheriffdom employs a number of legally qualified sheriffs who are responsible for the hearing of cases in eight Sheriffs Courts held in Alloa, Dundee, Dunfermline, Falkirk, Forfar, Kirkcaldy, Perth, and Stirling. The current Scottish sheriffdoms were created in 1975 when the previous arrangement of 12 sheriffdoms was discontinued.
The Court of Session and sheriff courts have a co-extensive jurisdiction for all cases with a monetary value in excess of £100,000, with the choice of court being given in the first place to the pursuer (the claimant), the majority of difficult or high-value cases in Scotland are brought in the Court of Session. Any final decision of a sheriff ...
Biggest court cases of 2025: From Diddy and Luigi Mangione to the DOJ's list of antitrust investigations. Laura Italiano,Jacob Shamsian,Haven Orecchio-Egresitz. January 1, 2025 at 5:19 AM.
A man has been reported to the procurator fiscal following a hit-and-run in Fife. A 54-year-old man was taken to Victoria Hospital with serious injuries following the incident at the Hendry Road ...
This is a list of cases before the United States Supreme Court that the Court has agreed to hear and has not yet decided. [1] [2] [3] Future argument dates are in parentheses; arguments in these cases have been scheduled, but have not, and potentially may not, take place.