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20-Jun-22, 19:40
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:
The Festering Issue - The Legality Of A Second Independence Referendum
This article is from the Constitution Unit Blog published today 20 June 2022 With the Scottish government gearing up for a second independence referendum, questions have been raised about whether or not the Scottish Parliament can legislate for such a poll in a way that the courts will find lawful. In this post, David Torrance discusses the wording of the relevant legislation and the impact of subsequent caselaw, concluding that the prevailing legal understanding is that even a consultative referendum would be outside the scope of the parliament's powers. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/17062)]
The Festering Issue - The Legality Of A Second Independence Referendum
This article is from the Constitution Unit Blog published today 20 June 2022 With the Scottish government gearing up for a second independence referendum, questions have been raised about whether or not the Scottish Parliament can legislate for such a poll in a way that the courts will find lawful. In this post, David Torrance discusses the wording of the relevant legislation and the impact of subsequent caselaw, concluding that the prevailing legal understanding is that even a consultative referendum would be outside the scope of the parliament's powers. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/17062)]