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• 11/11/2008 - The Scottish Court Service became one of the first organisations in Scotland to be publicly recognised for tackling climate change...
  
  Read the press release
• 06/11/2008 - New court structure for Tayside, Central and Fife
  
  Read the press release.
• 05/11/2008 - New Judges appointed
  
  Read the press release.
• 03/10/2008 - SCS Recommends Single Justice of the Peace Court for Glasgow and Strathkelvin
  
  Read the press release and the Summary of responses to the written consultation.
• 10/09/2008 - Open Doors at Scotland's Sherrif Courts
  
  From now to the end of September, Scotland?s Sheriff Courts are throwing their doors open to encourage people to come and learn more about the history, business and tradition of Scottish Courts.
• 30/06/2008 - A three month consultation on proposals for the unification of courts administration in the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife gets underway on Monday 30 June
  
  
• 23/06/2008 - Solar Panels to power Glasgow Sheriff Court
  
  The roof of Glasgow Sheriff Court is now home to Scotland?s largest single roof solar panel generating system which will deliver 97kWp of electricity in optimum conditions.
• 02/06/2008 - Unified Courts Administration in Grampian, Highland & Islands
  
  From today (Monday 2 June) the Scottish Court Service is responsible for the administration of the former District Courts, now Justice of the Peace Courts as well as Sheriff Courts in Grampian, Highland & Islands.
• 13/05/2008 - Consultation on SCS proposals for the future configuration of Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Courts - 13 May 2008 - Media Release
  
  The Scottish Court Service has launched a three month consultation on its proposals for the future configuration of Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Courts, and the arrangements for delivery of court related services, within the Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin. Responses are invited by 12 August 2008 and should be sent to dlynn@scotcourts.gov.uk
• 13/05/2008 - Consultation on SCS proposals for the future configuration of Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Courts - 13 May 2008 - Report
  
  The Scottish Court Service has launched a three month consultation on its proposals for the future configuration of Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Courts, and the arrangements for delivery of court related services, within the Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin. Responses are invited by 12 August 2008 and should be sent to dlynn@scotcourts.gov.uk
• 10/04/2008 - New Sheriff Appointed
  
  John Beckett QC has been appointed as an all-Scotland floating sheriff based in Glasgow. Mr Beckett will have a commission enabling him to serve where required throughout Scotland?s sheriff courts, but in practice he is expected to sit mostly in the Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin
• 08/04/2008 - New Judge Appointed
  
  Stephen Errol Woolman QC has been appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland. His appointment fills the vacancy in the Court of Session that arose on the Rt Hon Lord Reed?s appointment to the Inner House following the retiral of the Rt Hon Lord Philip.
• 08/04/2008 - Archived - Topics currently featured on the Scottish Courts Web Site
  
  Archive for this section (prior to April 2008)