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Minimum pricing: Challenge to Scottish alcohol legislation fails
A legal challenge to the Scottish government's plans to introduce minimum pricing per unit of alcohol has failed.
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) took action against the proposal, which it said would breach European law, after it was passed by MSPs.
A Court of Session ruling dismissed the action and said plans to introduce 50p per unit minimum pricing were legal.
Lord Doherty said the policy was within the powers of Scottish ministers and not incompatible with EU law.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22394438
