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Government drops plan to pilot juryless rape trials

Ministers have dropped plans for juryless rape trials to be piloted in Scotland after failing to secure cross-party support. Under the proposed pilot, a single judge, or possibly a panel, would have provided a verdict in certain rape cases rather ...

31 Oct 2024 at 13:40

Scotland

Defence lawyers welcome Government’s ‘humiliating U-turn’ on juryless trials

The Scottish Government’s decision to drop it proposal for juryless rape trials has been branded a “humiliating U-turn” by the body representing defence lawyers. The plans for a pilot scheme were opposed by the majority of the legal profession, ...

31 Oct 2024 at 16:59

Scotland

Yousaf hopes for ‘flexibility’ from legal groups opposed to juryless trials

Humza Yousaf has said he hopes “flexibility” can be found from legal organisations which are against his Government’s plans to pilot juryless rape trials. The proposed pilot scheme is part of the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform ...

17 Apr 2024 at 15:01

Scotland

Juryless rape trials pilot will not start before late 2028, says Constance

A pilot scheme to hold rape trials without juries present would not go ahead until late 2028, the Justice Secretary has indicated. Angela Constance said she would listen carefully to concerns from MSPs and the legal profession about ...

16 Apr 2024 at 20:00

Scotland

Government ‘cannot ignore’ lawyer warnings on juryless rape trials, say Tories

The Government “cannot ignore” warnings from the legal profession about a pilot scheme for juryless rape trials, the Scottish Conservatives’ justice spokesman has said. Jamie Greene said every bar association in Scotland has voiced ...

09 May 2023 at 17:32

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