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Trial case numbers slashed by up to 75 per cent in the Highlands and across Scotland after Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service announces Covid-19 coronavirus measures By Philip Murray
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Updated: 11:02, 12 January 2021
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CRIMINAL courts in the Highlands are creaking under the strain of the Covid pandemic â after the number of trials was slashed by up to 75 per cent.
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has announced that all but the most serious criminal trials in Sheriff Courts and Justice of the Peace Courts are being adjourned until a future date, effective immediately.
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