The ''Scots Law Times'' is a commercially published law reports service and law magazine for

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, publishing over 1400 pages of reports each year. Published weekly during court term by

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, the ''Scots Law Times'' covers every Scottish court, civil and criminal, from the Sheriff Courts to the

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(formerly the

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). Since 2000, the ''Scots Law Times'' reports have been prepared by a specialist legal team working

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, with court opinions downloaded from the

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website. Reports of leading cases can therefore be published very shortly after a decision is issued. The ''Scots Law Times'' also has a news section that contains topical articles, reviews of recent publications, case commentaries, and new rules of court and practice notes.

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* Online law databases Scots law Mass media in Scotland Legal newspapers Newspapers published in Scotland Publishing companies of Scotland {{law-mag-stub

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