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The Law Society of Scotland has called for urgent action to resolve major disruption caused to Scottish criminal courts by failing custody arrangements. Criminal practitioners have reported major delays to proceedings at courts across Scotland as a result of inadequate service levels being provided
The changes are being introduced at Aberdeen Sheriff Court (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Virtual domestic abuse trials are to be held at a Scottish court to help cut the “huge backlog” of cases due to coronavirus.
Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle, of Grampian, Highland and Islands Sheriffdom, said the majority of the domestic abuse summary trials – decided by a sheriff sitting without a jury – at Aberdeen Sheriff Court will take place virtually from May.