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Full bench to consider jury directions on video evidence
Appeal court agrees law needs clarified as use increases
"Stop and search" code in force from today
Expert group proposals come in following approval
Railway Policing (Scotland) Bill passes stage 1 vote
Opposition parties divided over support for measure
Domestic abuse law becoming "fragmented", Society fears
Bill submission questions why only partner relationships covered
Faculty queries domestic abuse definition
Submission to MSPs argues coercive control not properly set out
Hate crime questionnaire offered by Bracadale review
Views invited on legislation in brief survey
Reconviction rates hit 18-year low
Fall in rates for under-25s drives improvement
Justice Committee split over Railway Policing Bill
Stage 1 report favours general principles but notes evidence against
COPFS "just about managing", Holyrood committee reports
Prosecution service inquiry calls for improvements in key areas
Delay new criminal code until advice fees agreed, Society tells SLAB
Consultation response criticises impacts on professional regulation
Sexual offence reforms come into effect today
Aggravation, extended powers and prescribed jury directions now in force
Appeal fails against £30,000 fine for employing illegal workers
Takeaway owner fails to reduce penalty for two employees
Roadside drug tests coming to Scotland
Ministers to set specific limits for drug types
No place for report from Sheriff Appeal Court on further appeal: High Court
Judges reject self-defence claim based on police statement
Holidaymaker fails to cut five year sentence for disguised stun guns
Appeal Court rules no exceptional circumstances to avoid minimum term
Asylum seeker's human rights claim over dropped prosecution refused
No article 8 breach where evidence of matter properly a crime, UKSC rules
UKSC: exclusion of reasonable belief defence to underage sex against ECHR
Judges annul provision of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009
Limited partnership review should let legitimate concerns thrive: Society
Consultation response calls for right balance in tackling criminal acts
Roadshow events confirmed for summary justice reforms
Chance to air views on SCTS digitising proposals
HMICS criticises medical care for sex attack victims
Report highlights significant variations in quality
Evidence call as committee takes on Domestic Abuse Bill
Stage 1 scrutiny begins of measure creating new offence
Wildlife crime agencies at odds, MSPs report
Letter to minister highlights "tensions and lack of trust"
Children and vulnerable witnesses kept from court under new guidelines
Practice note sets out manner of taking evidence on commission
Legal aid code must not restrict counsel's discretion: Faculty
Consultation response asserts right to consider what documents to study