Varied courses keep judiciary up to date

I WAS disappointed to read in Anne Houston's article in The Scotsman on 28 April an assertion that only a small proportion of sheriffs have received training on the Vulnerable Witnesses Act.

It is not the job of the Judicial Studies Committee, of which I am director, to "train" judges to tackle cases in a particular way. The judiciary must remain independent and free from influence. It is, however, recognised that the judiciary must h...