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No unfairness where sheriff called child witness "very brave": Appeal Court
Comment in response to distress after evidence not judgment on quality
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Crown and police revise domestic abuse protocol
Definition expanded, but need for sufficient evidence emphasised
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Crown denied historic abuse case time bar extension due to evidence delays
Failure to act over housebound witness fatal to application
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Undisputed admission against rape conviction review on Cadder grounds: UKSC
SCCRC did not err in deciding interests of justice not served by reference
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Solicitor fails to secure discharge for domestic disturbance charge
RAF officer's conduct in front of wife and children "not trivial"
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MSPs review effect of disabled parking misuse law
Committee calls for evidence on whether Act achieving aim
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Child neglect law to be modernised
Ministers announce plans to replace 1937 Act
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Advocate General fined for shotgun offence
£1,000 penalty for failing to secure weapon
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Tagging expansion proposals go out to views
Ministers believe additional uses could cut reoffending
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Summary procedure digital reforms aim to cut "churn"
SCTS paper proposes radical new model for public discussion
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Listening service aims to help those unsure about attending court
Edinburgh project is first in Scotland and second in UK
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Penalties to double for using phone while driving
£200 fine and six points the fixed penalty from 1 March
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Lord Keen charged with failing to secure shotgun following police find
UK Government's Scottish law officer regrets "inadvertent" breach
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Call for whole life sentences follows Doherty killer appeal
Conservatives want judges to order that murderers die in jail
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SLAB challenges Society claims over legal aid lawyer earnings
"Serious concerns" about methodology and calculations in report
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Legal aid lawyers fail to earn living wage, Society research finds
Warning of "deserts" if public unable to find firms willing to act
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Working people most likely to complete community payback, figures show
Social work statistics also show completion rate rises with age
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Researchers' project seeks people's experiences of punishment
Website will explore what sentences mean to offenders
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Fewer summary cases meeting time target, figures show
Conservatives blame court closures; SCTS points to complexity
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Inverness site earmarked for new prison
Area next to retail park identified as suitable
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Drunk race abuser "not a solicitor" despite reports
Man who abused mother and son on train is ex-marketing executive
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National standards planned for sex attack forensic examinations
Healthcare Scotland to recommend best practice
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Glasgow High Court opens two extra courtrooms
Extra capacity to help tackle 60% rise in trials
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Crown reveals figures for wrongful detention ex gratia payments
Twenty two cases identified over past three years; £12,667 paid out