AN ORDER prohibiting new jury trials in Scottish island courts has now been lifted. An order imposed in July prohibited new jury trial business in the Scottish islands, including at Lerwick Sheriff Court, due to staffing challenges experienced by prisoner escort agency GEOAmey..
JURY trials are expected to return to island courts in Scotland in the spring. It comes after assurances from prisoner escort company GEOAmey that it will be able to properly resource courts. Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart welcomed the news, but said jury trials should resume.