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Access to justice for Scottish citizens
Open letter re the Scottish Government's attack on Scottish judges
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What sort of legal independence?
Criminal cases and the Supreme Court
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Southern perspective
Hope lecture sheds light on working of Supreme Court
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Glasgow v The Rest?
What might the GBA achieve with different representative bodies?
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The judges over our shoulders
Do we need to limit the field of review by the Supreme Court over acts in name of the Lord Advocate?
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Getting value from payback
The new community-based disposals have the potential to make a difference, if properly devised and supported
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Up with the tweeters
The courts' challenge in keeping pace with digital information
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Cadder v HMA – a political inconvenience?
The Cadder decision should be welcomed as one that supports justice, whatever our politicians may think
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Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Bill
Glasgow Bar Association briefing to MSPs
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Undermined, or strengthened?
Is Scots law losing out because of the devolution settlement?
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The half-baked doughnuts saga
The real questions for discussion over the Access to Justice Committee's SLAB plan?
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Opening up justice
Committee's ambitious plans deserve support
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A stitch in time
Could earlier discussions on police interviews not have saved a lot of hassle?
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Fighting their corner
Is the Faculty of Advocates missing the point in its response to the Thomson review?
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Dying for some guidance
Why should Scotland not have guidelines on assisted suicide too?
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Fatal errors
First jail term for careless driving causing death suggests law being applied sensibly
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Compassion with dignity
Justice Secretary gives good account of himself with Lockerbie decision
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Megrahi: decision time
Abandoning of appeal opens way for system to show a humane face
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Assisting assisted suicide
The Purdy appeal decision may help bring reform, but does not require legal change
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The purpose of prison
Retiring Chief Inspector's report contains some home truths
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Tackle prejudice in all its forms
We need to dispel the confusion that two-tier justice is being created by "hate crime" laws
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The limits of review
Criminal Cases Review Commissions were never intended to turn back the centuries
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Fine tuning
Inspectorate's report on fiscal fines answers some but not all questions
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Choosing the ground
Any review of solicitor advocates and rights of audience has to be seen to be impartial