A former diplomat has been charged with contempt of court over his blogs on the trial of Alex Salmond. Proceedings have been brought against Craig Murray, former ambassador to Uzbekistan, who attended two days of the trial in the public gallery and blogged on the proceedings.
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Dean of Faculty, Gordon Jackson QC, has referred himself to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) following the publication of footage in which he made comments about the trial of Alex Salmond, who was vindicated last week of various sexual offence charges at the High Court in Edinburgh. M
A preliminary hearing in the case against former first minister Alex Salmond will take place at the High Court in Edinburgh next month. Mr Salmond denies 14 charges including breach of the peace, sexual assault and attempted rape.
Former Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini QC has ruled herself out of an investigation into whether First Minister Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code by meeting with Alex Salmond last year. Ms Angiolini said she could not take the role on as she is already working on another for the Scottish gove
The Scottish government has admitted it failed to follow the correct procedures in an investigation into Alex Salmond over allegations of sexual harassment and has had its findings struck down by Lord Pentland in the Court of Session. The former first minister crowdfunded £100,000 for his case