Hearsay

Eamon Keane: Alarm bells ring over hearsay proposals

Solicitor Eamon Keane, early career fellow in criminal law and evidence at the University of Edinburgh, expresses 'considerable concern' over the Scottish government's hearsay reforms, which have passed stage one.

Published 1 April 2020

Scottish government attempts sweeping justice changes during emergency

The Scottish government is attempting to give ministers the power to allow solemn trials to be conducted without juries and to "dismantle in one fell swoop more than 600 years of legal principle" in a move described as a "knee-jerk reaction" at best and something "far more sinister" at worst.

Published 31 March 2020