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English profession needs further support, MPs report
Commons committee warns of risk to viability, and access to justice
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Kirkcaldy court annexe opens for business
Two new criminal courtrooms provided for custody and jury cases
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Virtual summary trials should be the norm: Pyle
Sheriff principal's report recommends Scotland-wide rollout
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Greenpeace fined £80,000 for oil rig interdict breach
Director spared jail as judge decides to "exercise leniency"
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Shopworker protection bill backed in stage 1 report
Committee supports general principles but calls for further work
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Dogs livestock-worrying bill goes out to views
Holyrood committee begins stage 1 scrutiny of member's bill
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1m suspect email reports in service's first two months
Suspicious Email Reporting Service proving valuable in stopping scammers
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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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Animals and Wildlife Bill passes final Holyrood stage
MSPs approve bill to increase cruelty penalties and provide new protections
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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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Latest survey finds crime stable at reduced level
Scottish Criminal Justice Survey finds crime levels down 45% over 10 years
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Legal aid consultation analysis published
Responses back user centred approach but differ on change agenda
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COVID police powers review group calling for evidence
Public invited to report their experiences under emergency powers
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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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Hate crime figures on the rise in Scotland
All categories of hate crime show increase in 2019-20
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Disclosure Bill passes final Holyrood stage
New law changes requirements on revealing criminal history
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First remote summary trial results in acquittal
Fiscal drops drug case after conflicting evidence
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Last door shut on Sheridan perjury conviction challenge
Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal in SCCRC decision review
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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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Legal aid rates should rise due to halted business: GBA
Letter calls for general increase to keep firms afloat during shutdown
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Member's bill seeks to reform corporate homicide
Claire Baker's measure would allocate responsibility for fatalities