Lawyers voice fairness concerns over ‘trial by Zoom’
Lawyers have spoken about fairness concerns over Aberdeen being used as a "guinea pig" for virtual hearings dubbed "trial by Zoom".
Lawyers have spoken about fairness concerns over Aberdeen being used as a "guinea pig" for virtual hearings dubbed "trial by Zoom".
A man has been handed a supervision order after throwing a pane of glass out of his living room window, smashing a car windscreen on the street below.
A carer has been jailed after stealing more than £6,000 from an 83-year-old man she was supposed to be looking after.
Four men have appeared in court for a second time after police seized more than £1 million worth of cannabis in Peterhead.
Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with a robbery in Peterhead.
A man has denied causing £100,000 of damage to more than a dozen cars at a north-east dealership.
An Aberdeenshire primary teacher accused of assaulting two young children has been acquitted of all charges.
A dangerous and potentially psychopathic Aberdeen domestic abuser has been locked up indefinitely.
The mother of a boy at the centre of an alleged teacher abuse trial has described how he returned from school with “weeping” wounds after being dragged across a classroom floor.
A man and three women have appeared in court on assault to "danger of life" charges after an alleged attack with a blade in Aberdeen.
An oil boss is facing a “significant custodial sentence” after being found guilty of sexually assaulting and attempting to rape a woman in Aberdeen.
An oil boss accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his second home left before the police arrived because he "didn't have any clothes to wear the next day", a trial has heard.
A classroom assistant at an Aberdeenshire primary school has claimed children were “petrified” as they witnessed their teacher “launch” a fellow pupil into a radiator and drag another boy across the floor.
A lighthouse maintenance worker who shot a security guard at Aberdeen Harbour with an airgun has been jailed for 24 months.
A couple who tried to abduct their daughter's former boyfriend were told by a sheriff their actions were 'incredibly stupid'.
A shoplifter caught with bottles of alcohol told supermarket security staff he hoped they got Covid-19 after spitting on them, a court has heard.
A man told his wife he "enjoyed" a Christmas party, hours after allegedly sexually assaulting and attempting to rape a woman following the event, a trial has heard.
A woman wept as she told a court she woke up at a party to find herself being sexually assaulted.
A man accused of raping and abducting a woman in Huntly has been acquitted following a trial.
A Hibs fan has been banned from attending football matches after flinging glasses and chairs during a pub rammy when Aberdeen scored.
Police were able to track down a man accused of rape through a Facebook "friend request" sent to the alleged victim on the night she claims she was attacked.
A woman has told a court she still suffers flashbacks after allegedly being abducted and raped in a north-east town.
A retired oil tycoon has been ordered to pay a firm more than £210,000 following a contract dispute over a housing development.
An investigation has been launched after audio problems forced a jury trial to be abandoned at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
A man has gone on trial accused of abducting a woman in a north-east town and raping her twice.
As Covid rules are eased, court restrictions across the north-east will begin to lift to allow more cases to be heard.
A convicted murderer died as a result of a lung condition, and nothing could have been done to prevent it, an inquiry has found.
A man has been banned from keeping pets after leaving his cat alone for so long SSPCA staff had to feed her through the letterbox.
An Aberdeen man who scarred his former partner’s new love interest with a Stanley knife in a “vicious” assault has been jailed.
A man who set fire to a pair of curtains at his Aberdeen flat forcing his elderly neighbours to leave their homes has been jailed.