The Law Society said that it would augment existing bail conditions preventing an accused from interfering with witnesses or acting in a manner that may cause alarm or distress.vWritten submission
Expert evidence: Scottish Women's Aid welcomed this proposed reform, on the ground that it would help buttress the "reasonable person" test that is a key element of the offence, by helping add to the court's understanding of the dynamics of a coercively controlling relationship.vWritten submission However, both the Glasgow Bar Association and the Law Society of Scotland expressed some doubts about this provision, with the Law Society suggesting that there should first be an evaluation of a roughly similar provision enabling expert evidence to be used to rebut inferences in sexual offences cases, which is an exception...