Lochmaddy Sheriff Court
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Lochmaddy Sheriff Court is not currently manned full-time. Please contact 01478 612191 before travelling to attend and if you are unable to obtain an answer on that number, please contact Inverness Sheriff Court on 01463 230782 where a member of staff will assist you
Important arrangements during the Coronavirus outbreak
This court is open for business, but please note the following arrangements at this time.
This court is only open to staff, judiciary, those with permanent office accommodation, media or parties who are directly involved in cases being heard in the building and who have been requested to attend at court.
Where court cases require personal appearance, intimation will have been made to parties in advance of the court date.
There is no public counter and members of the public will not be permitted to enter, unless requested by the court.
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.
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.
Glasgow and Strathkelvin
Glasgow Sheriff and JP Court
Lothian and Borders
Lothian and Borders no longer operates the Hub court system. All business, including first instance custody cases, has returned to local courts.
Edinburgh Sheriff and JP Court
Livingston Sheriff and JP Court
Jedburgh Sheriff and JP Court
Selkirk Sheriff and JP Court
Tayside, Central and Fife
Dundee Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Forfar and Perth)
Falkirk Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Stirling and Alloa)
Kirkcaldy Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Dunfermline)
Perth Sheriff and JP Court (from 2 November, for the Perth jurisdiction only)
Grampian, Highland and Islands
Inverness Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Elgin, Fort William, Portree, Tain and Wick. Island custody courts will be dealt with on a case by case basis)
Aberdeen Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Peterhead and Banff)
North Strathclyde
Paisley Sheriff and JP Court
Kilmarnock Sheriff and JP Court
Greenock Sheriff and JP Court (business transferring from Dunoon)
Dumbarton Sheriff Court and JP Court (business transferring from Oban and Campbeltown)
South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway
Ayr Sheriff Court and JP Court
Hamilton Sheriff Court and JP Court
Dumfries Sherrif Court and JP Court (business transferring from Stranraer)
Airdrie Sheriff Court and JP Court (business transferring from Lanark)
Sheriffdom orders during Coronavirus
The following Sheriffdom guidance, information and practice notes apply to this court.
Please also refer to the
Rules and Practice section of the website.
Address
Sheriff Court House, Lochmaddy, Isle of North Uist, HS6 5AE
Postal address
Please Note: All mail should be posted to the Sheriff Clerk’s Office, Sheriff Courthouse, Somerled Square, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9EH
Main telephone
01478 612191
01876 500340
Sheriff Clerk / Main contact
Stewart Retsis
Fax
01478 613203
Email
lochmaddy@scotcourts.gov.uk
Jury helpline
01876 500340 (recorded message)
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
Public transport to the court is very limited. Use journey planner for public transportation information.
By bus
There is no direct bus service to the court.
By car
There is no public car park at the court. There are parking places at the local community hall next to the court.
By taxi
- 01870 602277
- 07879 221414
- 01876 500215
- 01870 602277
- 01870 603197
By air
The nearest airport is at Balivanich on Benbecula(tel 01870 602051).
The airport is situated approximately 30 minutes drive from the court. By ferry: Contact Caledonian MacBrayne online at www.calmac.co.uk or0800 066 5000 (freephone).
On arrival please report to the Sheriff Clerk's office. You will be directed from there to where you need to go in the building. There is disabled access at the side of the building. If you have any specific access requirements please contact 01478 612191.
The office is only open every fourth Tuesday and Wednesday when the court is sitting. At other times please contact the Sheriff Clerk's office in Portree on 01478 612191.If you have a text phone you can contact the court using Text Relay.A phone based interpreter service is available - ask for Language Line and the language required.
There are a small number of cafes and hotels near to the court building where meals and snacks can be purchased. There are no refreshment facilities at the court. 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 01876 500340 if you require to use this facility.
If you want to pay your fine or would like information and advice please visit our Pay a Fine page.
Every fourth Tuesday 09:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00, and every fourth Wednesday09:00 to 11:00. At other times contact the Sheriff Clerk's office in Portree on 01478 612191 or e-mail
lochmaddy@scotcourts.gov.uk.
2021
January 1, 4
April 2, 5
May 3
June 7
August 16
September 13
December 6, 27, 28