Scotland small claims. These were gradually replaced by Justice of the Peace Courts from 2008 to 2010. The Court of the Lord Lyon regulates heraldry. For three centuries the Scots legal system was unique for being the only national legal system without a parliament. This ended with the advent of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, which legislates for Scotland. Many features within the system have been preserved. Within criminal law, the Scots legal system is unique in having three possible verdicts: "guilty", "not guilty" and ""not proven"". Both "not guilty" and "not proven" result in an acquittal, typically with no possibility
Guilty Pleasures (novel) releasing in 2009. The Celebrity Cafe gave the book a positive review, calling it "engaging". Guilty Pleasures (novel) Guilty Pleasures is a 1993 horror and mystery novel by Laurell K. Hamilton. It is the first book in the New York Times bestselling series. "Guilty Pleasures" introduces the character of Anita Blake, a vampire hunter and necromancer, who works in an alternate universe where magic, vampires, werewolves and other supernatural elements exist. The novel blends elements of supernatural and hardboiled detective fiction. In "Guilty Pleasures", Anita is blackmailed by , the vampire master of the city, into investigating a series of