Today's Video Focus: As people finally emerge into a changed reality, the Anywhere But Westminster team focuses on East London, where Covid-19 has fused with the Black Lives Matter moment and huge injustices are now impossible to ignore. Young people in particular are agreed: there's no going back to the world of 12 weeks ago’.
Focus of the Day Article: Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle’s recommendation that virtual courts for summary criminal cases become the default has been described as “absolutely atrocious”. In his report, Summary Criminal Virtual Trial Pilot: The Way Ahead, he states: “As a pillar in the effective administration of justice, it is recommended that the aim should be that virtual trials become the default method of judicial determination in summary crime.”. Full story - Scottish Legal News
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