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The SNP s juryless trial plan is falling apart

Yousaf wants to abolish the right to trial by jury, one of the oldest legal protections against arbitrary injustice.

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Juryless rape trial pilot in doubt as lawyers prepare to boycott

Scottish Government plans for juryless rape trials are in chaos with Scotland s defence lawyers preparing to formally boycott taking part in any…

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Are Scotland s prisons fit for purpose?

Questions are being asked after an Irish judge blocked an extradition to Scotland on humanitarian grounds.

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Lord Advocate seeks to expand evidential value of distress in sexual cases

Lord Advocate seeks to expand evidential value of distress in sexual cases
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Jury-less trials are a joke

The SNP s Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill will pilot judge-only courts for sexual offences.

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