Importance of assistance ‘needs to be better understood’
A new report by JUSTICE Scotland concludes that suspects and solicitors need a better understanding of the importance of legal assistance during police detention.
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Rt Hon Lord Coulsfield
One of the judges who presided over the Lockerbie trial, Rt Hon Lord Coulsfield, has died, aged 81.
Vice-Dean writes on cross examination in sexual criminal trials
The Vice-Dean of Faculty, Gordon Jackson, QC, has responded to comments made by the Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway, about the conduct of criminal trials involving allegations of a sexual nature.