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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
Crown and police revise domestic abuse protocol
Definition expanded, but need for sufficient evidence emphasised
Crown denied historic abuse case time bar extension due to evidence delays
Failure to act over housebound witness fatal to application
Undisputed admission against rape conviction review on Cadder grounds: UKSC
SCCRC did not err in deciding interests of justice not served by reference
Solicitor fails to secure discharge for domestic disturbance charge
RAF officer's conduct in front of wife and children "not trivial"
MSPs review effect of disabled parking misuse law
Committee calls for evidence on whether Act achieving aim
Child neglect law to be modernised
Ministers announce plans to replace 1937 Act
Advocate General fined for shotgun offence
£1,000 penalty for failing to secure weapon
Tagging expansion proposals go out to views
Ministers believe additional uses could cut reoffending
Summary procedure digital reforms aim to cut "churn"
SCTS paper proposes radical new model for public discussion
Listening service aims to help those unsure about attending court
Edinburgh project is first in Scotland and second in UK
Penalties to double for using phone while driving
£200 fine and six points the fixed penalty from 1 March
Lord Keen charged with failing to secure shotgun following police find
UK Government's Scottish law officer regrets "inadvertent" breach
Call for whole life sentences follows Doherty killer appeal
Conservatives want judges to order that murderers die in jail
SLAB challenges Society claims over legal aid lawyer earnings
"Serious concerns" about methodology and calculations in report
Legal aid lawyers fail to earn living wage, Society research finds
Warning of "deserts" if public unable to find firms willing to act
Working people most likely to complete community payback, figures show
Social work statistics also show completion rate rises with age
Researchers' project seeks people's experiences of punishment
Website will explore what sentences mean to offenders
Fewer summary cases meeting time target, figures show
Conservatives blame court closures; SCTS points to complexity
Inverness site earmarked for new prison
Area next to retail park identified as suitable
Drunk race abuser "not a solicitor" despite reports
Man who abused mother and son on train is ex-marketing executive
National standards planned for sex attack forensic examinations
Healthcare Scotland to recommend best practice
Glasgow High Court opens two extra courtrooms
Extra capacity to help tackle 60% rise in trials
Crown reveals figures for wrongful detention ex gratia payments
Twenty two cases identified over past three years; £12,667 paid out