Thread by @PeoplesAS30

I am pleased to announce that today, Lady Carmichael has ruled in our favour during a hearing conducted by video conferencing.

The decision has been made not to allow the Lord Advocate or Advocate General to place further procedural barriers in the way of this case coming before the court for a full hearing.

She has ruled that a number of weeks of exchanging written arguments between parties will now take place, in order to make things more efficient. This will be immediately followed by the case being scheduled to be heard in full before the court of session in a 2-day hearing)

We expect this to be the start of January.

In addition, all amendments have been completed with respect to the closed record, a procedure which was occasioned by the withdrawal of the Scottish Government from proceedings.

This now being complete, the arguments, in this case, are now available for public release and can be viewed here: dropbox.com/s/6t7vzxuw9ask…

Today has been a good day in advancing this serious matter of law with respect to the constitutional question, and to get a proper determination that it is legally competent for the Scottish Parliament to legislate for a second referendum without the consent of Westminster.

For months, we have had to face down procedural hurdles occasioned by the Scottish Ministers, the Lord Advocate and the Advocate General which have caused delay after delay for no other reason than the fact that our position is beyond argument.

Today Lady Carmichael's ruling puts an end to these deliberate attempts to block and slow down this case from coming before the court. We thank her for her fair-minded ruling.

Now this question, being asked by over 7000 members of the electorate, will finally see a proper debate within Scotlands highest court for a determination on the substantive arguments before it."

Game on!

Sincerely

Martin James Keatings
Convener | Forward as One