UK supreme court rules minimum alcohol pricing is legal

Whisky group loses legal battle to stop Scottish government using price controls to try to combat alcohol-related deaths

The UK supreme court has backed the Scottish government’s plans to introduce a minimum price for all alcoholic drinks in a decisive victory for Nicola Sturgeon.

After a five-year legal battle against the plans led by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), the court has ruled that minimum pricing is legal under EU law on health grounds.

Continue reading... November 15, 2017 at 04:05PM