Lerwick Sheriff Court
Hearings continue to call at Lerwick Sheriff Court
Jury trials which would otherwise call at Lerwick Sheriff Court were transferred to Aberdeen or Peterhead from July this year, due to the ongoing staffing challenges being faced by GEOAmey.
We would like to make it clear that all other hearings, including summary trials and civil hearings will still call at Lerwick Sheriff Court. Please only attend Aberdeen or Peterhead Sheriff Court if you have received a citation requiring you to do so.
The
Order published in July requires new jury trials which would have called at Stornoway, Lerwick, Kirkwall, Portree and Lochmaddy Sheriff Courts to call at Inverness, Aberdeen or Peterhead Sheriff Courts instead.
Sheriff Principal Pyle has this order under constant review and is consulting with justice partners with a view to returning jury trials to island courts when practically possible.
Latest covid-19 information
Please check the latest covid-19 information.
If you want to pay your fine or would like information and advice please visit our Pay a Fine page.
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.
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.
| GHI Act of Court No 4 of 2023 | PDF | 46.42 KB | 26 Sep, 2023 |
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| GHI Act of Court No 2 of 2022 - Public & Court Holidays 2023 | PDF | 709.35 KB | 28 Nov, 2022 |
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| GHI Act of Court No 2 of 2023 – Public Holidays 2023 Amendment | PDF | 492.67 KB | 22 Aug, 2023 |
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| GHI Act of Court No 3 of 2023 – Public Holidays 2024 | PDF | 501.26 KB | 22 Aug, 2023 |
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| GHI - Order No. 3 of 2023 - Transfer of Island Court Trials to Sheriffdom Hub Courts | PDF | 401.16 KB | 19 Jul, 2023 |
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| GHI Act of Court No 1 of 2023 | PDF | 32.64 KB | 10 Feb, 2023 |
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| Final - Sheriffs Principal Guidance for Court Users - Electronic Submission of Documents | PDF | 227.19 KB | 24 Oct, 2022 |
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| PN no.3 of 2022 - PIDM (003) | PDF | 361.90 KB | 19 Oct, 2022 |
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| Management of Proceedings in the Sheriff Courts (July 2022) | PDF | 181.07 KB | 20 Jul, 2022 |
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| Guidance for Court Users - Child Welfare Hearings | PDF | 172.56 KB | 13 Jul, 2022 |
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| Management of Summary Cause Proceedings Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 | PDF | 193.24 KB | 11 Jul, 2022 |
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| Guidance Civil No 2 | PDF | 244.24 KB | 19 Jun, 2020 |
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| Electronic submission of documents Civil No 4 of 2020 | PDF | 104.73 KB | 26 Jun, 2020 |
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| Guidance for Practitioners and Litigants - Adoption Proceedings GHI | PDF | 104.39 KB | 21 May, 2021 |
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| Civil Guidance - Video Conference Call | PDF | 126.59 KB | 03 Sep, 2021 |
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| 2022 Custody Direction | PDF | 239.43 KB | 19 Oct, 2021 |
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Postal address
King Erik Street,
Lerwick,
Shetland,
ZE1 0HD
Main telephone
01595 693914
Sheriff Clerk / Main contact
Janet Hunter
All commissary work carried out
Email
lerwick@scotcourts.gov.uk
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
Use the journey planner for public transportation information.
By bus
Local and out of town buses stop at Viking bus station. Timetables are available at online.
By car
There is no public parking available at the court house. There are a number of car parks within the town centre which are clearly sign posted.
By taxi
There is no taxi rank at the court. Taxis can be found at Victoria Pier.
By air
The nearest Airport is in Sumburgh which is approximately 25 miles from Lerwick.
On Arrival
When you arrive at the sheriff court, please report to the sheriff clerk's office on the ground floor. Jurors should initially report to the sheriff clerk's office where you will be guided to the courtroom.
If you have any mobility issues, please contact 01595 693914 prior to attending as the courtroom is on the second floor of the building.
Facilities
There are a number of hotels, restaurants and coffee shops within walking distance of the court house.
If you are sitting on a jury, lunch and refreshments will be provided if the court sits onto the afternoon.
A loop induction service is available in all courtrooms for people who have hearing difficulties. Please contact 01595 693914 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 - 13:00, 14:00 - 16:30, Fri 09:00 - 13:00, 14:00 - 16:00
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Mon 26th December
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Tues 27th December
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Fri 30th December
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Court Holiday
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9.30am-12.30pm
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We will be closed every fourth Friday from 1pm for staff training.
This will commence from 13 January 2023. A service for emergency applications will be maintained
Public Holidays
2022
December 26, 27
2023
January 2, 3
February 1
April 7, 10
May 1, 8
June 5
August 14
December 4, 25, 26
Complaints
Please refer to the
complaints and feedback page.
Useful Links
Accessibility