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A court in the Sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland and Islands
The Court building dates back to the late 19th Century and had a major refurbishment in 1995/96 to provide increased accommodation facilities. The Court services the jurisdictional requirements of the Lochaber District and is based in Fort William. The Justice of the Peace Court was established in the same building in 2008.
Sheriff Court House
High Street
Fort William
PH33 6EE
01397 702087
Jagruti Khodiyar
Court accepts dative petitions, Special Petitions and Requirement of Writings applications only. Inventories and the issuing of confirmation is undertaken at Inverness Sheriff Court.
531405
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:
Festive closing times
The court closes at 15:00 on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and Tuesday 31 December 2024.
January 1, 2
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.
To pay a fine or for information please go to paying a fine.
The Court is located at the West end of the High Street immediately in front of the Garrison Hotel and is easily accessed from both roads entering from North and South. Use the journey planner for public transportation information.
Please visit CycleStreets for details of the nearest cycle parking options.
The bus station is a 10 minute walk to the Court.
The train station is a 10 minute walk to the Court. See scotrail and national rail enquiries for train times.
With the exception of car parking space for wheelchair users, there is no public car parking within car park at the Court. The nearest public car park is at the West end roundabout situated diagonally across from the Court.
Nearest taxi rank is at Tesco metro supermarket at East end of High Street approximately 5 minutes walk from Court.
Nearest airport is Dalcross at Inverness which is approximately 75 miles North of Fort William.
On arrival please report to the main reception point at the sheriff clerk's public office on the ground floor where you will be advised by a member of staff where you require to go within the building.
Water coolers are only available to witness’s in the witness rooms which, the general public do not have access to. However, if someone requires some water we are happy to provide this to them
Wheelchair users can access the building at the rear entrance where there is a ramp facility.
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Grampian, Highland and Islands