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Locations proposed for four daily High Courts to tackle trial backlog Daily High Court hearings are proposed for Airdrie, Dundee, Inverness and Stirling (Jane Barlow/PA) Proposed locations have been announced for four more High Courts to sit daily in Scotland to help deal with the trial backlog caused by the pandemic. Airdrie, Dundee, Inverness and Stirling are the planned new locations, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) confirmed. Additional Sheriff Courts for solemn cases – heard before a sheriff and a jury – are proposed for Dumfries and Dunfermline. Up to 10 summary tri...

The changes are being introduced at Aberdeen Sheriff Court (Andrew Milligan/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Virtual domestic abuse trials are to be held at a Scottish court to help cut the “huge backlog” of cases due to coronavirus. Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle, of Grampian, Highland and Islands Sheriffdom, said the majority of the domestic abuse summary trials – decided by a sheriff sitting without a jury ...

Lawyers voice concerns over coronavirus measures in court Updated: 06/01/2021, 7:28 pm Lawyers have said that current coronavirus measures in court buildings are not enough (Andrew Milligan/PA) Lawyers have warned that coronavirus measures operating in court buildings will not stop the new variant of the virus from spreading. The Glasgow Bar Association said that insufficient adaptations had been made to interview facilities at court and in the dock and that there are not enough places where lawyers can discuss matters with their clients “privately and safely in the current pandemic”. The...