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BBC News Published image captionFrank Mulholland was Scotland's lord advocate from 2011 to 2016 and is now a senior judge A senior judge has been giving evidence in the £7m damages case brought by business expert David Grier over his prosecution in the Rangers fraud probe. Lord Mulholland, who is now a High Court judge, was the head of Scotland's prosecution service at the time Mr Grier was charged in 2014. The former lord advocate denied having his "hand on the tiller" of the doomed Rangers investigation. He said other Crown lawyers made the key decisions in the investigation. At the Court ...

AN appeal in the People’s Action on Section 30 will be heard on April 6, before the Scottish Parliamentary election after Lord Malcolm yesterday granted a motion of urgent disposal to speed up the process at the Court of Session. Indy campaigner Martin Keatings, convener of Forward As One, is seeking a declarator from the court that the Scottish Government has the power to hold a second independence referendum without “consent” from Westminster. Lady Carmichael dismissed the case after a two-day hearing last month, ruling it was “premature” and the question of another indyref ...

A CAMPAIGN to find out if Holyrood has the power to hold an independence referendum has been granted a rapid advance to the next stage of its legal…

By Press Association 2021 UK and Scottish flags A decision could be announced as early as Friday on an appeal hearing over court action on whether Scotland can hold a second independence referendum without Westminster’s consent. Martin Keatings initially brought the case before the Court of Session on behalf of the Forward As One group, asking the court to declare the Scottish Parliament has the power to legislate for another vote. But after a two-day hearing in January, Lady Carmichael dismissed the case – ruling it was “plainly r...

By Press Association 2021 March for Independence A decision has been made on an appeal hearing over court action on whether Scotland can hold a second independence referendum without Westminster’s consent. Lord Malcolm has granted an urgent disposal, with a hearing set for April 6 – one month before the Holyrood elections. The appeal was brought forward by Martin Keatings, who initially brought the case before the Court of Session on behalf of the Forward As One group, asking the court to declare the Scottish Parliament has the power...