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