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Episode Synopsis
If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like ‘One lawyer quit to become cabin crew’: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002d9mx MSPs are on the brink of voting to abolish the controversial third verdict of not proven in criminal cases. We ask the BBC’s David Cowan about plans to reduce Scottish courts to two verdicts: guilty or not guilty. And Edith Forrest KC (pictured) tells us why the legal profession has reservations about the change. And Natalie tells Martin how to cope with unwanted subscriptions. Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Natalie Higgins and Laura Miller. Get in touch: [email protected]
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