The ''Scots Law Times'' is a commercially published
law reports service and law magazine for
Scotland
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, publishing over 1400 pages of reports each year. Published weekly during court term by
W. Green, the ''Scots Law Times'' covers every
Scottish court, civil and criminal, from the
Sheriff Courts to the
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (formerly the
House of Lords
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).
Since 2000, the ''Scots Law Times'' reports have been prepared by a specialist legal team working
online
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, with court opinions downloaded from the
Scottish Court Service
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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.
See also
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List of leading Scottish legal cases
External links
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Online law databases
Scots law
Mass media in Scotland
Legal newspapers
Newspapers published in Scotland
Publishing companies of Scotland
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