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Criminal court business pulls ahead during March
Most courts running above pre-COVID case numbers
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Courts revise COVID measures in line with law changes
Public access to court buildings allowed from next week
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MSP’s campaign on dog stealing law gathers support
More than 1000 people sign online petition
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Post-COVID justice reforms need more data, MSPs report
Stage 1 report calls for greater consensus before fundamental changes made
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Ministers consult for Children's Care and Justice Bill
Paper covers potential reforms ahead of finalising content of bill
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MSPs call for views on new Hunting with Dogs Bill
Short survey and full consultation open on further hunting controls
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Peers warn of risks from unregulated justice system AI
Report calls for strict regulation to ensure benefits from informed use
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Crown declines undertakings over Bayoh inquiry evidence
Questions remain over willingness of police officers to give evidence
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Faculty holds to support for not proven verdict
Abolition would require new safeguards for accused persons
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MSPs support Miners' Pardon Bill but suggest extensions
Stage 1 report recommends family members and community offences be covered
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Waiting times for trial revealed in SCTS monthly data
Case throughput rose during February but still below pre-COVID average
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Kennedy report calls for new misogyny offences
Working group proposes statutory aggravation and three new crimes
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War crimes investigation to begin over Ukraine invasion
ICC prosecutor to proceed following preliminary assessment
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Extradition invalid due to failure to introduce defence
Supreme Court allows appeal based on lack of forum bar in Scotland
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Ministers revise serious and organised crime strategy
Increased collaboration intended to enable more flexible response
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Omicron effect on criminal courts continued in January
Scottish Courts monthly workbook shows most business below pre-COVID levels
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Book launch event to raise awareness of domestic abuse
March launch for work on victims' experiences of criminal justice response
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More than 100 lawyers abandon legal aid duty scheme
40 firms and 110 solicitors have quit scheme since 2019: FOI answer
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MSPs call for views on Fireworks Bill
Consultation opens on proposed controls, with public surveys
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Fiscal's 1992 letter bars prosecution now: Appeal Court
Judges affirm 1976 Thom decision as good law
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Ministers publish justice system plan through to 2026
Paper sets out vision and planned reforms for current Parliament
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Sex offence summary case amendment can be retrospective
Appeal Court rules no unfairness if summary jurisdiction added
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Ministers introduce fireworks control bill
Measure seeks to limit social harms from fireworks and pyrotechnics
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USA extradition case limits scope of Convention rights
Mandatory life sentence no bar in kidnapping and attempted murder case