This opinion piece written by the Dean of Faculty, and published earlier this week, on the state of the requirement for corroboration in Scottish criminal cases following recent decisions of the Appeal Court is an interesting and, in my opinion, important read www.scottishlegal.com/articles/the...
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Roddy Dunlop KC: The death of corroboration – how the law of Scotland took a wrong turn
In an extended article for Scottish Legal News, Dean of Faculty Roddy Dunlop KC warns that corroboration has now been effectively abolished in the wake of HM Advocate v PK. For centuries, the requirem...