Dunoon Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

• About the court
• Accessibility
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• Contact the court
• Court Rolls
• Difficulty using the phone
• Directions to court
• Facilities
• Latest covid-19 information
• On arrival
• Opening times
• Pay a fine
• Public holidays
• Sheriffdom orders
• Useful websites

About the court

Dunoon Sheriff Court was built in 1902 after an architectural competition was won by John McKissock & Sons of Glasgow. The Justice of the Peace Court was established in the same building in 2010.

Contact the court

Location and postal address

Sheriff Court House
George Street
Dunoon
Argyll
PA23 8BQ

Sheriff Clerk

Kim Good

Email

dunoon@scotcourts.gov.uk

Phone

0300 7900049

We only accept Appointment of Executor applications.  The recording of Inventories and issuing of Confirmation is undertaken at Greenock Sheriff Court.

DX

591655

Difficulty using the phone

Phone interpreter

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.

Text relay service

If you are deaf, have hearing loss or are speech impaired you can contact us for free with Relay UK.

British Sign Language (BSL)

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.

Opening times

• Monday to Thursday from 09:00 to 13:00 then 14:00 to 17:00
• Friday from 09:00 to 13:00 then 14:00 to 16:30

Staff training

Due to staff training the office will close at 13:00 on:

• 17 January 2024
• 13 March 2024
• 08 May 2024
• 03 July 2024
• 25 September 2024
• 20 November 2024

Public holidays

2024

• January 1,2
• March 29
• April 1
• May 6,27
• July 1
• September 2
• December 2,25,26

Directions to court

The court is situated in the centre of Dunoon. Use the journey planner for public transportation information.

By bus

Local buses and buses from outlying areas stop in John Street (opposite Morrison Supermarket) and Alexandra Parade (opposite Riverside Swimming Pool).

By car

There is no public car parking at the court house. There is a long stay car park where parking is charged per hour at Moir Street (2 minutes walk). There is free parking at Hanover Street (5 minutes walk uphill) and the Coal Pier (5 minutes walk).

By taxi

The main taxi rank is outside the Burgh Hall, Argyll Street, opposite church Street. A taxi rank is also located at Dunoon Pier.

On arrival

On arrival, please report to the main reception desk. You will be directed from there as to where you need to go in the building.

If you are attending for jury duty please come to the main reception where you will be directed to the appropriate area.

Wheelchair users can access the building via the lane to the left hand side of the main building. The assistance of Typetalk run by the RNID and Language Line covering 100 foreign languages is available.

If you would like us to contact you using either of these services, please email us at dunoon@scotcourts.gov.uk advising which service best suits your needs, your language choice. A brief outline of your enquiry would also help us to identify the person best suited to assist you.

Facilities

There are a number of local cafe's and restaurants near to the court building.

If you are sitting on a jury, lunch and refreshments will be provided for you if the court sits into the afternoon.

Accessibility

Accessible hearing

A loop induction service is available in the courtroom for people who have hearing difficulties. Please contact 0300 7900049 if you require to use this facility.

Sheriffdom orders

The following Sheriffdom guidance, information and practice notes apply to this court. Please also refer to the Rules of Court and the Sheriffs Principal Guidance.