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Gap of 10 years too long for Moorov corroboration: appeal court
Trial judge should have upheld no case to answer submission
Raise age of criminal responsibility to 12, Society urges
Response to advisory group also wants to qualify police powers
Football and some hate offences up, though race hate drops
Latest figures show overall slight rise
Guideline judgments resource launched by Scottish Sentencing Council
New section of website provides comprehensive collection
Police driver wins disqualification appeal for emergency incident
Special reasons established for not disqualifying for dangerous driving
Praise for officer's karaoke turn after pub trouble
Cheers as sergeant helps defuse tensions with a song
Discretionary ban could not follow hardship finding: Sheriff Appeal Court
Magistrate wrong to be influenced by prior offence
Human Trafficking Act in force from today
New offences and police powers now in effect
"Legal highs" no longer legal as ban comes in
Concerns remain over enforceability of new law
"Reckless" restaurateur jailed for nut allergy customer's death
Six years for manslaughter by using cheap ingredients despite warning
Domestic abuse and sex related offences stay at constant levels
Latest figures show little change in number of reports
Justice erred in refusing London witness warrant: Sheriff Appeal Court
Cost effectiveness not a relevant consideration for the court
Crown decides not to prosecute over pre-crash RBS share issue
Insufficient evidence in law of criminal conduct, counsel advises
Appeal court highlights circumstantial nature of Moorov rule
Accused's unity of purpose, rather than nature of offences, is what matters
Stealing food not a crime for the destitute, Italian court rules
"Immediate and essential need for nourishment" amounted to necessity
Scots much more likely to be called for jury service, BBC finds
Lifetime chance of receiving citation is 95%
Lifelong restriction prisoner not unfairly denied rehabilitation
Rapist fails in court action over delay in assessing him for courses
Court, not Crown, controls access to productions, appeal judges rule
Appeal refused against order to deliver copies of interview recordings
Carloway renews solicitor advocate issues in keynote address
World Bar Conference speech returns to choice of representation
Further work needed on new domestic abuse offence, Society believes
Definition, and practical issues, need more thought: consultation response
Suspension of warrants still a High Court matter, judges rule
Sheriff Appeal Court not given jurisdiction over administrative acts
Car forfeiture not excessive for two drink related charges
“Cavalier” offending made order “entirely legitimate”
Advocates voice concerns over "domestic abuse" definition
Question posed whether test should be objective or subjective
Disqualification for tailgating would be justified: Sheriff Appeal Court
Sheriff was "lenient" in restricting penalty to eight points