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Megrahi family begins further appeal against conviction
Case lodged following Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission reference
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Courts to begin to open up from next week
"Incremental" increases in business planned as lockdown starts to lift
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Inspectors flag serious concern over Barlinnie failings
Report highlights overcrowding, poor living conditions and severe disrepair
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Appeal court condemns conduct of indecent assault trial
Crown, defence and sheriff all criticised for failing to follow rules
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Jury trials should restart in July: Lord Justice Clerk
Multi-court solution proposed for first trials in Edinburgh and Glasgow
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No misdirection in rape conviction, Appeal Court rules
Grounds refused regarding docket and what corroboration needed
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Fines payments can be altered for COVID reasons: SCTS
Warning that enforcement will still happen if offenders do nothing
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Sheku Bayoh inquiry terms of reference published
Date and appropriate venue still to be decided
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Jury trial to resume "as soon as practical": SCTS chief
Warning that judge-only trials must remain an option to reduce backlog
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SHRC "deeply concerned" over prisoners' rights breaches
Commission writes to Yousaf over reports of "unacceptable" conditions
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Lady Dorrian to chair group on restarting jury trials
Working group to look at constraints and practicalities
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Guilty pleas among further restarts in Scottish courts
Updated guidance notes published for Court of Session and sheriff court
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Jury trials to resume in England & Wales
Small number to take place from next week under vetted arrangements
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Prisoner release regulations laid before Holyrood
Phased release of short term prisoners to take place over this month
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Justice Committee calls for views on Hate Crime Bill
Stage 1 scrutiny opens on bill to restate law
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Lord Chief Justice proposes jury trial modifications
Smaller juries and larger venues put forward to ease post-COVID-19 backlog
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Scam warning around Government COVID-19 packages
Cybercriminals try to cash in on people's need for support
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Police powers review group members and scope set out
Fourteen named to assist John Scott QC in overseeing COVID-19 enforcement
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Most crime down but fraud up since lockdown: police
Assault and housebreaking lead falls in reported crime during COVID-19
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Hate Crime Bill introduced to Holyrood
Further work to take place on how law deals with misogyny
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Fixed penalty regime is ECHR compliant: Inner House
Judges reject appeal by youth whose father forgot to deal with notice
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Victim organisations call for judge-only solemn trials
Letter to MSPs argues against smaller juries
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Prisoners to be released early under COVID-19 scheme
Justice Secretary confirms category of up to 450 short-term prisoners
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US ruling requires unanimity for guilt of serious crime
Justices rule against the two states permitting majority verdicts