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The High Court in Glasgow is drowning in a case backlog, with delays stretching to two and a half years by 2028—thanks to a surge in historic sex offense and organized crime cases piled on top of pandemic-induced delays. With only four of eight trial courts operational and judges locked into major trials, business manager Nicky Glass, calling herself a “chaos coordinator,” is racing to find space for six new trials—even considering moving them to Edinburgh. Officials are scrambling to set up more circuit courts to ease the strain and reduce the mounting stress on victims and defendants alike.

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