A MAJOR defence of the Scots Law requirement of corroboration has been launched.
A MAJOR defence of the Scots Law requirement of corroboration has been launched.
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David Leask Investigations Reporter
The age-old human rights safeguard – under which at least two pieces of evidence are required for a conviction – has been thrown in to doubt after last year’s controversial Cadder ruling by the UK Supreme Court.
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