Forfar Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Due to inclement weather Forfar Sheriff Court is closed today (Friday 18 February 2022). If you have any enquiries please call 01307 462186. The Court will open again on Monday 21 February 2022 at 9am. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
If you want to pay your fine or would like information and advice please visit our Pay a Fine page.
Commissary
Guidance was issued on 29 April 2020 stating that all commissary would restart from 1 May 2020 and sent to the relevant hub courts.
All commissary applications will be processed locally within all of the courts within Tayside Central and Fife.
Small estate interviews are not taking place within the court buildings at this time, please contact your local Sheriff Court for more information and guidance.
Hub Courts for new, first instance custodies
New, first instance custody cases will continue to be heard in hub courts as first instance cases in each Sheriffdom as follows. Thereafter, if a further substantive hearing is assigned this will be to the court of local jurisdiction.
Tayside, Central and Fife
Dundee Sheriff and JP Court (which deals with Forfar custodies)
Stirling Sheriff and JP Court (which deals with Alloa custodies)
Sheriffdom orders
The following Sheriffdom guidance, information and practice notes apply to this court.
Please also refer to the
Rules and Practice section of the website.
| Order 12 in respect of Solemn business - 18 August 2021 | PDF | 360.04 KB | 18 Aug, 2021 |
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| Act of Court 2022 | PDF | 180.51 KB | 13 Aug, 2021 |
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| Order 9 in Respect of Summary Criminal Business | PDF | 111.37 KB | 01 Jul, 2021 |
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The Foundation Stone of the present Sheriff Court building was laid on 5 August 1869 by the Earl of Dalhousie. On 2 February 1871 Sheriff Robertson opened the present Sheriff Court building created by the architect Mr Wardrope, and described it as ‘handsome and commodious'.
There is a splendid ‘Hammer-Beam' roof in court one and escutcheons on the abutments carrying the roof arches exhibit carvings of a Thistle, a Rose, a Shamrock and a Daffodil, the emblems of Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.
Contact details
Postal address
Sheriff Court House,
Market Street,
Forfar,
DD8 3LA
Main telephone
01307 462186
Sheriff Clerk / Main contact
Kay Hendry
All commissary work carried out
DX
DX 530674
Email
forfar@scotcourts.gov.uk
Access note
It is not permitted to take photos, or to film, from the private ground at the rear of the court.
Accessibility contact
If you require the support of an interpreter when you contact a court (by phone or attend in person), a telephone interpretation service is available. To access this service ask for telephone interpreting and the language required. This service is NOT available during actual court proceedings.
If you use British Sign Language (BSL) and wish to phone us using a sign language interpreter, you can use the online video relay interpreting service. For more information see the contactSCOTLAND website. www.contactscotland-bsl.org
Directions
The court is situated on a hill to the north of the town just off Brechin Road.
All buses pass through the town centre and all bus stops are well marked with regard to their route. The town centre is about a 10 minute walk from the court building.
Use the journey planner for public transportation information.
By bus
For up to date timetables or to plan your journey visit stagecoach.
By rail
There is no rail station in Forfar, the nearest are at Dundee and Arbroath. Visit ScotRail or National Rail Enquiries for train times.
By car
There is no public parking at the court, however there is a large public car park behind the council buildings next to the court.
By taxi
There is a taxi rank in Castle Street about 10 minutes walk from the court.
On arrival
On arrival, please report at reception or the Sheriff Clerk's Office. You will be directed from there to where you need to go.
If you are attending for jury duty please report at reception.
There is disabled access and parking at the rear of the building. If you have any specific access requirements please contact the sheriff clerk. Languageline facilities are available for anyone who requires the support of an interpreter.
Facilities
There are refreshments available from vending machines in the foyer.
There are a number of cafes and sandwich shops nearby, a list of which is in the foyer.
If you are sitting on a jury, lunch and refreshments will be provided for you if the court sits into the afternoon.
A loop induction service is available in all courtrooms for people who have hearing difficulties. Please contact the sheriff clerk if you require to use this facility.
Pay a Fine
If you want to pay your fine or would like information and advice please visit our Pay a Fine page.
Opening times
Mon - Thurs 09.00 - 17.00
Fri 09.00 - 16.30
Public Holidays
2022
January 3, 4
April 15, 18
May 2
June 2, 3
July 18
October 3
December 5, 26, 27
Complaints
Please refer to the
complaints and feedback page.
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