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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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Lawyers threaten to boycott pilot of judge-only rape trials

SCOTTISH lawyers have threatened to refuse to take part in a pilot of judge-only rape trials as they are “anti-democratic”.

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Not proven verdict will be abolished for rape cases in Scotland

Sandy Brindley (pictured), chief executive of Rape Crisis Scotland, said: There is a huge amount of research and evidence to suggest that these steps will lead to more justice being done.

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Controversial not proven verdict set to be scrapped in Scotland

Controversial not proven verdict set to be scrapped in Scotland
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SNP to abolish not proven verdict and set up sexual offences court

Scotland’s controversial not proven verdict is set to be abolished and a specialist sexual offences court established under sweeping Government…

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