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Dorrian sets out vision for 21st century court
System must continue to adapt, Lord Justice Clerk tells SYLA
Glasgow Bar Association joins protests against court fee rises
"Litigants not 'service users', because they have no choice"
Full cost recovery for courts "unjust and unjustifiable": Society
Response to consultation predicts damage to access to justice
No review competent of refusal to grant warrant to cite
Further setback for solicitor claiming interest in adult's affairs
Three practice notes issued for All-Scotland PI Court
General directions come with recording of proceedings, and taxation
Time to make the reforms work, Lord President says at legal year opening
Success will depend on "continued commitment" of all
Debtors had relevant damages claim for post-Wilson enforcement: sheriff
Common law right if execution unjustifiable though formally regular
Court of Session direction ends summer vacations
Traditional terms abolished from 2017-18 for flexible programming
Court rules changing for non-lawyer representation of legal entities
Authorisation process to apply from 28 November
Edinburgh AWI applications given dedicated web support
Guardianship Court hub links from sheriff court home page
Government to ignore opposition to immigration tribunal fee rises
Decision to go ahead with sixfold increases condemned by practitioners
Judicial review not open to disciplined nurse, judge rules
Contractual dispute did not give rise to necessary relationship
Briggs proposes move towards online courts for England & Wales
Internet service proposed for money disputes up to £25,000
Court fees: Society adds voice to concerns
Courts should be public resource, President affirms
Dean voices Faculty concern over planned 24% court fees rise
"No change should adversely affect access to justice": Jackson
Huge fee hike on the cards for Scottish courts
Ministers planning early move to full cost recovery
November date for mandatory damages pre-action protocol
Claims up to £25,000 to attempt settlement before action
Court performance has improved despite closures, report concludes
Evaluation study says gains achieved despite increase in business
Appeal sheriffs refuse Court of Session remit in "novel" case
Set-off issues not sufficiently complex or important
Advocates oppose defamation threshold test in reform response
Scotland "needs more cases" to be attractive as forum
Rise in urgent and important cases at UK Supreme Court
Annual report shows more cases heard in fewer sitting days
Tribunal fees and welfare caps raise human rights concerns: UN report
EHRC calls for Government to be held to account
Sheriff Appeal Court accepts power to admit late appeal
One party litigant given leave; another refused
Courts should control curator ad litem fees, Inner House rules
Local authority's appeal seeking panel fees fails