An annual mock trial supported by Scots lawyers to help promote legal education in schools will take place this weekend. The Edinburgh Schools MiniTrials will see children from eight local secondary schools taking part in mock criminal trials, which will be presided over by members of the Faculty of
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Lawyers in Glasgow and Edinburgh say Scottish Government proposals for a pilot scheme for judge-only trials would breach an accused s right to a fair trial. Proposed move was published last week.