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Online child sex crimes rise during pandemic
Increase in domestic abuse and fraud cases
Practice note confirms summary case reduction scheme
South Strathclyde pilot becomes official across Scotland from 1 December
MSPs seek views on new Domestic Abuse Bill
Stage 1 opens on measure to enable new temporary orders
Family situation supported stepdaughter's rape account
Combination of circumstances permitted inference of no consent
Courts to stay open in all Covid levels
Delivery of justice regarded as "essential"
Miners' strike report proposes pardon for some offences
John Scott QC suggests criteria for pardons as route to reconciliation
Turnbull, Jackson named for Scottish Sentencing Council
Sheriff Principal Turnbull and Matt Jackson QC take Sentencing Council role
Venues confirmed for first remote sheriff court juries
Deals agreed for further Edinburgh and Glasgow cinemas
SCTS workbook shows post-COVID criminal case levels
New monthly publication will track throughput in Scottish courts
Yousaf confirms first amendments to Hate Crime Bill
Government to move removal of "likely to stir up hatred" elements
Court pilot rolled out as surgeries cut summary backlog
Hamilton scheme extended across South Strathclyde sheriffdom
Full bench restates limits of sexual history evidence
Court bars evidence of other intercourse on rape of unconscious complainer
Deceased's statement allowed as Moorov support
Appeal Court finds no article 6 breach in child abuse case
Lecturers call for anonymity for rape complainers
Glasgow Caledonian pair start Campaign for Complainer Anonymity
Glasgow cinema jury trials begin next week
Eleven jury rooms available to support High Court trials
SLAB to simplify summary "interests of justice" test
Consultation running on options for change of policy for sheriff court
Reoffending rate falls to 21 year low
Figures suggest beneficial impact of community disposals
Emergency orders the focus of new Domestic Abuse Bill
Police could issue protection notice pending confirmation by court
Remote jury centres coming to each sheriffdom
High Court innovation to be extended to sheriff and jury trials
"Year of two halves": Carloway's annual opening address
Courts and tribunals "will not return to the way things were"
Cinema juries not enough to solve trials backlog: MSPs
"Unpalatable" measures may be needed in package to clear pandemic arrears
Retail workers protection bill passes stage 1
Unanimous agreement to general principles of member's bill