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Hamilton pilot cuts summary trial caseload
Weekly "surgeries" sort out which cases need to go to trial
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Dates set for first remote jury trials
Cinema juries to sit from 28 September (Edinburgh) and 12 October (Glasgow)
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Bulletin shows lockdown level of criminal court business
New cases continued but few dealt with
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Public should not feel young offenders get off: Faculty
Sentencing guideline response backs rehabilitation, but warns of perception
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EHRC calls for review of sexual history provisions
Report finds continuing concern about effectiveness of "shield" law
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Bail Appeal Court goes virtual
Daily sittings to follow successful pilot
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Courts study warns of possible long term trial backlogs
Four papers project measures needed to restore pre-COVID-19 position
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Cinema screenings adopted to revive Scots jury trials
Multiplexes to enable 16 courtrooms following working group proposals
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Two weeks to go for young offender sentencing views
Scottish Sentencing Council consultation closes on 21 August
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Solicitor criticised for misleading statements to jury
"Quite wrong" to attempt to discount docket evidence as corroboration
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Virtual summary trials should be the norm: Pyle
Sheriff principal's report recommends Scotland-wide rollout
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Hypothetical cause of death not enough for homicide
Conviction quashed on evidence that assault only potential cause
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Dual purpose weapon can still be disguised: High Court
Jury wrongly directed over torch that was also stun gun
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Lord President issues new warning on jury trials
Praise for progress on remote courts, but "major problem" ahead with trials
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Complainers should have voice in s 275 hearings: report
Paper calls for independent legal representation when application heard
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COVID factors should not affect sentence: Appeal Court
Four months unduly lenient for man who coughed in faces of police
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First jury citations sent out for new-look trials
Leaflet published setting out what court users can expect
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First remote summary trial results in acquittal
Fiscal drops drug case after conflicting evidence
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Conviction quashed on sheriff's untested view of video
Parties should have been heard ahead of decision
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Appeal court condemns conduct of indecent assault trial
Crown, defence and sheriff all criticised for failing to follow rules
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Jury trials should restart in July: Lord Justice Clerk
Multi-court solution proposed for first trials in Edinburgh and Glasgow
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No misdirection in rape conviction, Appeal Court rules
Grounds refused regarding docket and what corroboration needed
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Lady Dorrian to chair group on restarting jury trials
Working group to look at constraints and practicalities
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Lord Chief Justice proposes jury trial modifications
Smaller juries and larger venues put forward to ease post-COVID-19 backlog