Scottish Government facing legal action over restrictions to hospitality including bars and clubs
Roddy Dunlop QC will lead the legal challenge and he is seeking a judicial review about whether the measures are still valid.
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Bar and nightclub bosses are mounting a legal challenge over Scottish government restrictions on the industry.
The trade body Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) Scotland announced a bid to end limits on venue capacity and opening hours.
It said the curbs are no longer justifiable or proportionate .
Under Scotland s current Covid rules, alcohol can only be served outside and venues must close at 20:00 indoors.
NTIA Scotland said in a statement: The hospitality sector in general, and late-night sector in particular, has been driven to the edge of insolvency by the severe restrictions in place since the start of the pandemic.
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Nicola Sturgeon edict for English to not visit Scotland for indoor hospitality discrimination
The First Minister used her weekly Covid briefing to plead with the English not to come to Scotland to “escape the rules in your own area”.
23 April 2021 • 4:16pm
Nicola Sturgeon has said English people should not visit Scotland to use indoor hospitality
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Nicola Sturgeon s warning to the English not to travel to Scotland from Monday for a meal inside a pub or restaurant is not enforceable as it would be unlawful discrimination , the country s most senior QC has said.
The First Minister used her weekly Covid briefing on Tuesday to plead with the English not to come to Scotland to “escape the rules in your own area”, as indoor hospitality is shut for a further three weeks south of the Border.