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A court in the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife
Dundee Sheriff Court building is an imposing listed building designed in 1833 by Edinburgh architect George Angus and completed in 1863 by William Scott. It was extensively renovated in 1996 and officially opened by the Princess Royal in 1997. The Justice of the Peace Court building is attached to the Sheriff Court building.
Sheriff Court House
6 West Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 9AD
Laura Mahoney
DD33
01382 229961
A phone interpreter service is available when you contact a court by phone or attend in person. To access this service ask for phone interpreter and the language required.
The phone interpreter service is not available during actual court proceedings.
If you are deaf, have hearing loss or are speech impaired you can contact us for free with Relay UK.
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 Contact Scotland BSL website.
The Sheriff Clerk's office is open as follows:
The Sheriff Clerk's office is closed from 14:00 to 17:00 on:
For urgent matters and applications when the office is closed please contact:
Perth Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Phone: 01738 620546
Email: perth@scotcourts.gov.uk
All commissary applications will be processed locally within all of the courts within Tayside Central and Fife.
Justice of the Peace (JP) Signings by appointment only. Please book an appointment in advance by phoning the Sheriff Clerk’s Office.
New, first instance custody cases will be heard in all eight Tayside, Central and Fife Sheriff and Justice of the Peace (JP) Courts:
Unless the above court is closed for a public holiday, where by the following hub courts will be in operation:
To pay a fine or for information please go to paying a fine.
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.
The court is situated at the top of courthouse square in the city centre area of Dundee. Use the journey planner for public transportation information.
City buses which stop close to the court in Lochee Road/Court House Square are numbers 8, 17, 26, and 28/29. Bus service (Strathtay) No 15 from the stops in Lochee Road (off Marketgait). All other out of town buses go directly to Seagate bus station.
The train station is about half a mile from the court and about a ten minute walk. Visit ScotRail or National Rail Enquiries for train times.
There is no public car park at the court. The nearest multi-storey car park is in Bell Street, a short walk from the court. There is also on-street (metered) car parking in West Bell Street and some in Lindsay Street and Tay Street (south of Ward Road).
The main taxi ranks are at Nethergate, Commercial Street, Meadowside (at the top of Reform Street), Allan Street (off Seagate Bus Station), Hilltown and at the train station.
On arrival, please report at reception or public counter. You will be directed from there to where you need to go in the building. To enter the building you will be asked to pass through airport type screening and your bags or briefcases may be searched.
If you are attending for jury duty please report at reception. If you are sitting on a jury, lunch and refreshments will be provided for you if the court sits into the afternoon.
The tea bar serving hot and cold drinks, snacks and sandwiches is open from 09:00 to 12:00. There are a number of restaurants, hotels, department stores near to the court building where meals can be purchased at lunchtime.
A loop induction service is available in all courtrooms for people who have hearing difficulties. Please contact 01382 229961 if you require to use this facility.
There is disabled access at the front of the building. If you have any specific access requirements please contact 01382 229961.
Find out about the sheriffdom guidance, information and practice notes that apply to the courts in the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife.
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Tayside, Central and Fife