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