http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/-t1.htm Information on Scottish Criminal LawsThere are sub forums in this category. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:52:20 GMT 10 http://i33.servimg.com/u/f33/12/93/77/53/logo10.jpg http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/-t1.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/a-fair-and-public-hearing-or-trial-t297.htm Admin You have the right to a fair and public hearing if: * you are charged with a criminal offence and have to go to court * a public authority is making a decision that has a decisive impact upon your civil rights or obligations. Civil rights and obligations include rights and obligations that are recognised in different areas of UK law, including property law, planning law, family law, contract law and employment law. It is a good idea to get further advice if you think ... Scottish Criminal Law Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:52:20 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/a-fair-and-public-hearing-or-trial-t297.htm#393 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/a-fair-and-public-hearing-or-trial-t297.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/the-right-to-a-fair-trial-t296.htm Admin Everyone has the right to a fair trial, and the courts have a duty to uphold this. Things that make a trial fair include: * being held in public * being held within a reasonable time * being independent and impartial, and * the presumption of innocence. If you are charged with a criminal offence, you have the following minimum rights: * to be told promptly, in a language you understand and in detail, the accusation ... Scottish Criminal Law Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:50:56 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/the-right-to-a-fair-trial-t296.htm#392 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/the-right-to-a-fair-trial-t296.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/lawburrows-t264.htm Admin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawburrows

Lawburrows is a little-known civil action in Scots law initiated by one person afraid of another's possible violence.

It is an old law which is still used today.]]> Scottish Criminal Law Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:49:17 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/lawburrows-t264.htm#357 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/lawburrows-t264.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1995-c-20-t237.htm Admin Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 20)
1995 CHAPTER 20


Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 20)]]> Scottish Criminal Law Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:27:01 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1995-c-20-t237.htm#318 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1995-c-20-t237.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/police-forces-in-scotland-t221.htm Admin Central Scotland Police Dumfries & Galloway Constabulary Fife Constabulary Grampian Police Lothian & Borders Police Northern Constabulary Strathclyde Police Tayside Police Scottish Police Services Authority Forensic Services Information Services – Criminal Justice Information Services – ICT Scottish Police College Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) Crimestoppers Scottish Criminal Law Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:19:24 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/police-forces-in-scotland-t221.htm#296 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/police-forces-in-scotland-t221.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/the-law-of-evidence-in-scotland-t215.htm Admin The Law of Evidence in Scotland The law of evidence will generally reach into most areas of law provided they involve courts. There are different rules for children than for adults, different rules for criminal courts than for civil courts and the type of law which is involved may also vary the rules which apply. Many of the rules involve the operation of the jury in the court. For example, in a criminal court, to reach a verdict of Guilty, the prosecution must show beyond all ... Scottish Criminal Law Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:31:39 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/the-law-of-evidence-in-scotland-t215.htm#290 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/the-law-of-evidence-in-scotland-t215.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/beyond-reasonable-doubt-and-probable-cause-t214.htm Admin "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" and "Probable Cause"

"Beyond Reasonable Doubt" and "Probable Cause"
Historical Perspectives on the Anglo-American Law of Evidence]]> Scottish Criminal Law Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:29:34 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/beyond-reasonable-doubt-and-probable-cause-t214.htm#289 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/beyond-reasonable-doubt-and-probable-cause-t214.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/branches-of-scots-law-t213.htm Admin Branches of Scots law The principal division in Scots Law is that between public law involving the state in some manifestation, and private law where only private persons are involved. Public law covers constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law and procedure. Private law covers those defined under The Law of Persons, including children, adults, partnerships (where the partnership is a separate "legal person" from the individuals in it, which is not the case in English ... Scottish Criminal Law Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:28:12 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/branches-of-scots-law-t213.htm#288 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/branches-of-scots-law-t213.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/submissions-in-scots-law-t212.htm Admin Submissions in Scots Law

Procedure in Scots law dictates that at the conclusion of evidence the prosecutor ... The Crown are asking the judges to infer guilt beyond reasonable doubt]]> Scottish Criminal Law Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:26:07 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/submissions-in-scots-law-t212.htm#287 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/submissions-in-scots-law-t212.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/scottish-law-online-discussion-forum-t210.htm Admin Scottish Law Online Discussion Forum]]> Scottish Criminal Law Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:07:47 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/scottish-law-online-discussion-forum-t210.htm#285 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/scottish-law-online-discussion-forum-t210.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/scottish-courts-t51.htm trinitynscotland Scotland has its own system of law and its own courts. Procedure differs greatly from that of English and Welsh courts. Traditionally Scottish judges have been sterner in their view of contempt than their English counterparts, although the 1981 Contempt of Court Act covers the whole of Great Britain. Under the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980, it is an offence to publish facts leading to the identification of any children under 16 involved in criminal proceedings whether they are accused, ... Scottish Criminal Law Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:40:40 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/scottish-courts-t51.htm#57 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/scottish-courts-t51.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/not-proven-law-t33.htm Admin Not proven is a verdict available to a court in Scotland. View More on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_proven Under Scots law, a criminal trial may end in one of three verdicts: one of conviction ("proven") and two of acquittal ("not proven" and "not guilty"). Historically, the two verdicts available to Scots juries were that the case had been "proven" or "not proven". However in a dramatic case in 1728 the jury asserted "its ... Scottish Criminal Law Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:01:54 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/not-proven-law-t33.htm#37 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/not-proven-law-t33.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/scots-law-from-wikpedia-t31.htm Admin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_law Scots law is a unique legal system with an ancient basis in Roman law.[1] Grounded in uncodified civil law dating back to the Corpus Juris Civilis, it also features elements of common law with medieval sources. Thus Scotland has a pluralistic, or 'mixed', legal system, to which South African law is comparable, and, to a lesser degree, the partly codified pluralistic systems of Louisiana and Quebec. Since the Acts of Union, in 1707, it has shared ... Scottish Criminal Law Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:58:48 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/scots-law-from-wikpedia-t31.htm#35 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/scots-law-from-wikpedia-t31.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/the-glasgow-bar-association-t15.htm Admin The voice of the legal profession in the West Of Scotland Response by the Glasgow Bar Association to the Consultation on A Statutory Basis for Disclosure in C Welcome to the website of the Glasgow Bar Association. The Glasgow Bar Association is the representative body for the legal profession in the West of Scotland. We offer a variety of professional development opportunities. Through a number of seminars and events, we provide our members with an opportunity to meet and exchange ... Scottish Criminal Law Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:52:46 GMT http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/the-glasgow-bar-association-t15.htm#15 http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/the-glasgow-bar-association-t15.htm http://scotchedjustice.forumotion.com/scottish-criminal-law-f9/criminal-law-procedure-t14.htm Admin
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Legal aid allows people who would not otherwise be able to afford it to get help for their legal problems. The Scottish Legal Aid Board was set up in 1987 to manage legal aid in Scotland.

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