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The spectre of weekend courts has appeared yet again, despite total opposition from the legal profession. The pleas of lawyers have been ignored by the authorities, with courts due to sit during the COP26 summit to absorb the “anticipated surge” in cases.
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The president of the Law Society of Scotland has written to the Lord President to raise concerns over the introduction of weekend courts to resolve the criminal case backlog. In a letter to Lord Carloway, Amanda Millar questioned why weekend and holiday courts were being considered without consultat
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The Hamilton bar has unanimously voted against participating in weekend courts. Scottish Legal News reported yesterday that the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service had suggested that weekend trials could be held in order to expedite the resolution of summary criminal business.
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