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Courts re-accredited with customer service excellence standard
Review records fewer areas where improvement needed
Domestic abuse figures creep up again
Official statistics show 1% rise in 2016-17
Faculty supports keeping children out of court
Response calls for improvements to practice before evidence pre-recorded
Scottish Government backs UK dangerous substances consultation
Responses relating to Scotland "will be shared and considered"
Guide to restorative justice aims to ensure consistent delivery
Ministers issue guidance under Victims and Witnesses Act
Public urged to report hate crime as figures rise
Charities continue to record increase in incidents
London to set up new fraud and cybercrime court
Specialist facility aims to protect City's reputation post-Brexit
Ministers ask for views on Bonomy hunting proposals
Consultation opens on changes to Protection of Wild Mammals Act
Has the disclosure fix to fix a fix got it right?
MSPs ask for help with order to correct ECHR incompatibility
More than 900 abusers disclosed under "Clare's law", police reveal
Second year of operation sees total requests top 2,000
SCTS report takes forward vulnerable witness reforms
Further proposals made for children and vulnerable adults
Solicitor admits £270,000 embezzlement charge with aunt's money
Sentence deferred on Cupar sole principal Walls
Society paper proposes justice system videoconferencing standards
Working group looks at privacy, consistency, flexibility and quality
"Significant reduction" in court waiting times, Lord President predicts
Address at opening of legal year charts progress, and room for improvement
MSPs praise public sector anti-fraud drive but call for more
Report on National Fraud Initiative calls for greater public awareness
Jury research team appointed by Scottish Government
Glasgow's James Chalmers and Fiona Leverick among team leaders
Provoking witness unlikely to lead to desertion, Appeal Court rules
Defence must decide on risks if they "prod a wasps' bike"
Crown must recognise court capacity in bringing prosecutions: Carloway
Lord President's conference address sets out further needs for system reform
Inverness justice centre wins planning consent
Construction work set to begin in November
Next steps announced towards digital justice
SCTS announces plans to develop model for potential legislation
Police take on Ross Harper & Murphy case
Investigation into finances of collapsed law firm
Matheson announces further offender control options
Electronic tagging extension, and female community custody, a step nearer
No breach of peace in man's behaviour wearing bra in own home: appeal court
Giving cause for concern did not meet test for offence
Accused's reply to desk sergeant welfare enquiry inadmissible
Encouragement to answer accurately conflicted with caution