From now on please use our new site for current information about Scottish criminal justice. However, this site will continue to be available for research until we can manage to transfer over all our posts. This has to be done by hand and so will take several months. During that process some of the posts from this site will be aggregated with others of the same topic as the new site is populated. So if you can’t find what you are looking for here then please try the new version.

When the transfer is complete both this and the transitional addresses will merge automatically. In the meantime we recommend refreshing your bookmarks using the new site’s temporary address at http://cjscotland.co.uk.

“Grim figures reveal Scots more likely to die in knife crime” Press and Journal

“Welcome for rise in legal aid fees of up to 7%” Herald
“£1.8m for legal aid lawyers” Scotsman
“‘We must all strive to make sure that legal aid works both efficiently and effectively’” Scotsman. Article by Kenny MacAskill MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice.

Press release

“Criminal legal aid” Scot. Gov.

See also

Scottish Legal Aid Board

“Law chief attacks attitudes to rape” Scotland on Sunday
“Drunks Treated Better Than Victims Of Rape” Sunday Mail

These stories are based on a Times interview published on 3.11.07. The Times is poor at linking to Scottish edition stories and this one was not available online at the time of posting.

“Scotland ‘needs heavier sentences’ to deter growth of cannabis factories” Scotsman

“The ‘slaves’ on cannabis farms” Herald (23.7.07)

See also

Zhe Pen Lin v. Her Majesty’s Advocate (2.11.07)

“Official opening for prosecution college” Law Society Journal Online

Press release

“Lord Advocate opens Scottish Prosecution College” COPFS

Update

“Who’s to blame for World’s End row?” Scotsman Article by Brian Fitzpatrick, an advocate and former Labour MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden.

Following posted on 04.10.07

“Legal chiefs reach truce after row over World’s End trial collapse” Herald
“World’s End row law chiefs meet” BBC
“Angiolini and Hamilton agree on independence” Law Society Journal Online

Following posted on 02.10.07

“Legal chiefs agree to meet over row” Herald
“MacDonald writes to law chief on World’s End fears” Scotsman

Following posted on 01.10.07

“Angiolini and top judge set to meet for first time since row” Herald
“Free speech underpins our free judiciary” Herald
“Judges must not be subjected to interference” Herald
“Angiolini considers referral in World’s End case” Scotsman
“A law unto herself. Profile: Elish Angiolini” Scotland on Sunday
“It’s time the judges faced their time in the dock” Scotland on Sunday
“Murmur, but don’t talk back” Sunday Herald. Article by Iain Macwhirter.
“War of words between judge and Lord Advocate” Law Society Journal Online
“Prosecutor hits back over World’s End row” Evening Times

Following posted on 28.09.07

“Salmond at odds with top judge” Courier
“Leading judge steps into legal row over murder trial” Guardian
“Angiolini defies top judge over World’s End attack” Herald
“An unseemly spat” Herald
“War of the Wigs as independence of judges is placed in the dock” Herald
“Former solicitor general backs prosecutors” Herald
“Lord Advocate is accused of ‘undermining the judiciary’” Scotsman
“Justice will be well served by public debate” Scotsman
“Why World’s End trial fallout is profound” Telegraph
“Alex Salmond in World’s End trial legal row” Telegraph
“Judge slams criticism over World’s End trial collapse” Evening News
“Top judge enters World’s End row” BBC
“Judging the matter” BBC. Brian Taylor’s blog.
“Legal row in wake of World’s End murder trial” STV

“Scotland’s top judge slates law chief over murder trial collapse” Herald
“Lord Justice General letter to Lord Advocate” Herald
“Lord Advocate response to Lord Justice General” Herald

Press release
“Lord Advocate - World’s End Case” COPFS

See also
Scottish Parliament Official Report 27.9.07: The First Minister: I do not accept that there is a conflict of interests, but I accept that the exchange of correspondence raises some fundamental issues.

Also
CjScotland 17.9.07. World’s End acquittal turns spotlight on prosecution process: Lord Advocate’s statement to MSPs

Update

“‘Court of second chances’ coming to Glasgow” Herald
“Community court model proposed for Glasgow” Law Society Journal Online

Following posted on 02.04.07

“Labour in US– ‘payback’ court plan” Sunday Herald

Following posted on 23.03.07
“Community court plans for Glasgow” Law Society Journal Online
“Community court for East End ” Evening Times
“Community courts plans unveiled” BBC
“New court to tackle minor crimes” STV
“Cathy cleans up the streets” Sunday Mail 25.3.07

Press releases
“First community justice centre” Scot. Exec.
“Community courts will cut reoffending – Purvis” Scottish Liberal Democrats

See also
Centre for Court Innovation: Community Court
CjScotland 5.4.06: Centre for Court Innovation director on consultation visit to Scotland.
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Update

“2,500 freed early from overcrowded prisons” Scotsman

Following posted on 15.05.07

“Threefold rise in offenders who break tagging rules” Scotsman

Source of figures not found.