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Lawyers boycott threatens juryless rape trials pilot in Scotland

The pilot has been proposed under the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill, which also seeks to scrap the 'not proven' verdict and reduce juror numbers from 15 to 12.
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