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Virtual summary trials should be the norm: Pyle
Sheriff principal's report recommends Scotland-wide rollout
Greenpeace fined £80,000 for oil rig interdict breach
Director spared jail as judge decides to "exercise leniency"
Shopworker protection bill backed in stage 1 report
Committee supports general principles but calls for further work
Dogs livestock-worrying bill goes out to views
Holyrood committee begins stage 1 scrutiny of member's bill
1m suspect email reports in service's first two months
Suspicious Email Reporting Service proving valuable in stopping scammers
Hypothetical cause of death not enough for homicide
Conviction quashed on evidence that assault only potential cause
Dual purpose weapon can still be disguised: High Court
Jury wrongly directed over torch that was also stun gun
Lord President issues new warning on jury trials
Praise for progress on remote courts, but "major problem" ahead with trials
Complainers should have voice in s 275 hearings: report
Paper calls for independent legal representation when application heard
Animals and Wildlife Bill passes final Holyrood stage
MSPs approve bill to increase cruelty penalties and provide new protections
COVID factors should not affect sentence: Appeal Court
Four months unduly lenient for man who coughed in faces of police
Latest survey finds crime stable at reduced level
Scottish Criminal Justice Survey finds crime levels down 45% over 10 years
