Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
We deal with three main types of business - Civil, Criminal and Commissary. The Fines Department and the Sheriff and Jury Department are located on the ground floor. The Civil and Commissary office is located on the 2nd floor at the East of the building and Summary Criminal Department is located on the 2nd floor at the West side. There is a security portal located at the main entrance of the building.
Opening times
Mon - Thurs 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 16:30
Please note the undernoted department closures for training purposes:
FINES will be closed from 13:00 on second Wednesday of the month
SHERIFF & JURY will be closed from 13:00 on second Friday of the month
CIVIL will be closed from 13:00 on third Thursday of the month
SUMMARY CRIME will be closed from 13:00 on fourth Friday of the month
Contact details
Postal address
Sheriff Clerk's Office,
PO Box 23,
1 Carlton Place,
Glasgow,
G5 9DA
If you are driving and using a GPS satnav system, please input the following postcode: - G5 9TW
DX 551020
Email
General: glasgow@scotcourts.gov.uk
Jury Enquiries: glasgowjurors@scotcourts.gov.uk
Civil Enquiries
Ordinary Actions / Summary Applications glasgowcivil@scotcourts.gov.uk
Family Actions glasgowfamilyactions@scotcourts.gov.uk
Debtors / Miscellaneous glasgowcivil@scotcourts.gov.uk
Adults with Incapacity glasgowawi@scotcourts.gov.uk
Summary Cause (including Heritable) glasgowsummarycause@scotcourts.gov.uk
Simple Procedure glasgowsimpleactions@scotcourts.gov.uk
Social Work Referrals glasgowsocialworkreferrals@scotcourts.gov.uk
Adoption & Permanence Orders glasgowsocialworkreferrals@scotcourts.gov.uk
Commercial Court glasgowcommercialcou@scotcourts.gov.uk
Commissary glasgowcommissary@scotcourts.gov.uk
All Other Matters glasgowcivil@scotcourts.gov.uk
Sheriff Clerk
Neil Christie
Main telephone
0141 429 8888 then select the menu option below
Fines enquiries
To pay a fine or enquire about a fine or fixed penalty – Option 1
Pay a fine online or at the fines payment office on arrival. (Office is on the left of the security portal).
Payment Methods: Cash, Debit Card, Credit Card, Cheque or Postal Order. (Please do not send cash through the post).
Please make cheques and postal orders payable to "Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service" send by post to: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, Central Processing Unit, PO Box 23, Glasgow, G5 9DA
Sheriff and Jury Courts
Paul McGinley, Head of Sheriff and Jury and Cashiers Departments
For jury payments and jury excusal enquiries – Option 2
For enquiries in respect of Sheriff and Jury cases – Option3
The Sheriff and Jury Department deals with all matters relating to jury cases including Juror citations and payments.
Summary Criminal Department
Elaine Donnelly, Head of Summary Criminal Department
For enquiries in respect of criminal cases including Justice of the Peace cases– Option 4
The Summary Criminal Department deals with all matters relating to Sheriff and Justice of the Peace summary criminal cases, including summary criminal appeals and fatal accident inquiries.
Justices of the Peace, Sheriffdom Legal Adviser
Rose McLeary, Sheriffdom Legal Adviser
For document signing or to contact a JP adviser – Option 5
(This office does not provide legal advice to members of the public.)
Justices of the Peace can sign Warrants and Affidavits Sworn under Oath in respect of persons and addresses within their Sheriffdom. They can also undertake signing and countersigning duties in connection with a range of legal documents, including Statutory Declarations, and can give character references if the Applicant is personally known to them (in the case of Passports for at least 2 years).
Civil department
(Andrea Dyer, Head of Civil Department)
Choose Option 6 then press option noted below
The Civil Department deals with all matters relating to civil procedure which includes:
- Simple Procedure (Small Claims & Summary Cause) – Press 1
- Family actions including divorce – Press 2
- Commissary – relating to the estate of a deceased person – or for adults with incapacity cases Press 3
- Commercial, insolvency and bankruptcy cases – Press 4
- Ordinary Cause, including personal injury cases – Press 5
- For any case at appeal or where a final order of the court has been pronounced – Press 6
- For cases involving children referred to the court by the Children’s Reporter or for Adoption cases – Press 7
Administration/Estates department
John McGraw and Maureen Davidson, Head of Administration/Estates Department
The Administration/Estates Department deals with matters relating to building management.
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
Hearing loop system
A hearing loop system is available in all courts
Those with a hearing impairment who do not use a hearing aid or use a hearing aid without the (T) setting can be provided with a hearing enhancement headset from reception.
If you encounter any difficulties with these arrangements, please contact any member of staff, who will assist you further.
Directions
The courts are well served by public transport. Use the journey planner for public transportation information.
By bus
Details of bus services and routes are available from the following websites SPT or traveline (0871 200 2233)
By rail
The nearest train stations are Central, Queen Street and Argyle Street (Low Level). The nearest underground station is Bridge Street. Timetables are available on scotrail, SPT, traveline or national rail enquiries.
By car
There is very limited parking. The nearest public car parks are King Street (off Bridgegate); Stockwell Place (off Stockwell Street) and St Enoch Shopping Centre.
If you are driving and using a GPS sat nav system, please input the following postcode: - G5 9TW
By air
Glasgow airport
On arrival
When you arrive at the court building, you will be required to pass through a security portal and in addition have your personal bags/briefcases etc searched. These checks are carried out to ensure the safety of all court users.
Areas within the building are clearly signposted however, if you require assistance or directions please report to the reception desk.
Disabled access is available via ramps from the car park and adjacent streets to the courthouse. There is also a disabled access door at the main entrance and lifts to all floors.
Facilities
Public restaurant
The public restaurant within Glasgow Sheriff & JP building is open from 09:00 - 15:00 daily.
There are vending machines throughout the building selling cold drinks and confectionary.
The city centre is within a short walking distance from the court, where you can find banks, post offices, shops, restaurants and cafes.
If you are selected to sit on a jury - lunch and refreshments will be provided if the court sits on into the afternoon.
Public Holidays
2023
January 2, 3
April 7, 10
May 1, 8, 29
July 17
September 25
December 4, 25, 26
Complaints
Please refer to the
complaints and feedback page.
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