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Having been forced, just last month, to withdraw its remarkable proposal to abolish juries in solemn trials, the Scottish Government has now resurrected the idea in new proposals for the administration of justice during the coronavirus crisis.   In a discussion document published on Tuesday (14 April), nine options are identified as potential solutions to the […]

There was a time when journalism in this country held a mirror up to the criminal justice system, and exposed its flaws.   I thought it necessary to begin with that simple statement, because to those under 40 this is likely to be something of which they have no personal experience.   There was a time, […]