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