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A court in the Sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway
The Civil Building (Birnie House) was acquired by the Scottish Court Service in 2006. Hamilton Justice of the Peace Court was established 2010.
The Sheriff Court deals with three main types of business - Civil, Commissary , Criminal. The Fines Office and Criminal Office are both located within the Main Building. The Civil and Commissary office is located within the Civil Building (Birnie House) in Caird Street.
The Civil Department deals with all matters relating to processing writs in all types of actions and applications parts of process and motions in ordinary, family (including simplified divorces), commercial and personal injury actions all procedures in respect of summary cause including heritable cases and simple procedure actions.
Other civil matters which are dealt with include:
Justices of the Peace can sign Warrants and Affidavits Sworn under Oath in respect of persons and addresses within this Sheriffdom. They can also undertake signing and countersigning duties in connection with a range of legal documents, including Statutory Declarations.
Please phone 01698 282957 (Sheriff Court, Main Building) if you wish to make an appointment for the signing of a document before a JP.
Birnie House
Caird Park
Hamilton Business Park
Caird Street
Hamilton
ML3 0AL
01698 282957
Jean Flanagan
HA 16
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 Monday to Friday:
The court office will close for staff training on the following days in 2025 from 14:00.
To pay a fine or for information please go to paying a fine.
Beckford Street is well served by public transport. Use journey planner for public transportation information.
Please visit CycleStreets for details of the nearest cycle parking options.
Information on the times of buses to and from all towns can be obtained at First Group Buses - Hutchison Buses - McKindless Buses or alternatively telephone "Traveline" on 0870 608 2 608.
The nearest train station to the court is Hamilton West (5 minutes walk) with connections to Hamilton/Larkhall/ Motherwell/Blantyre/Bellshill and Uddingston.
The train station is close to the sheriff court and a direct walk along Clydesdale Street.
Information on the times of trains to and from all stations can be obtained at scotrail or national rail enquiries.
There is no public car park at the courthouse.
There are public car parks on Beckford Street at the junctions of Caird Street and Beckford Street and Beckford Street with Bothwell Street (both 3 minute walks).
These car parks are free but South Lanarkshire council may apply charges in the future.
The car parks are extensively used by the employees of neighbouring businesses.
There are car parks in the town centre (20 mins walk) all of which are pay and display.
There is limited short stay parking (maximum 30 minutes) on Beckford Street opposite the entrance to the sheriff court.
There are numerous taxi firms from all of the main towns.
Hamilton sheriff court encourages the use of public transport as part of its commitment to sustainable development.
Jurors should be aware that taxi fares will not be reimbursed.
On arrival at the court please attend at the reception area within the main entrance. If you're coming to court as a witness please have your citation or other paperwork available in order that we can speedily direct you to the appropriate court or witness room.
There are some restaurants and also shops providing sandwiches etc to take away close to the main building of the sheriff court. A vending machine is also available in the reception of Birnie House.
A loop induction service is available in a number of courtrooms for people who have hearing difficulties. Please contact reception if you require to use this facility.
Find out about the sheriffdom guidance, information and practice notes that apply to the courts in the Sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway.
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South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway