After a five-year legal battle against the plans led by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), the court ruled on Wednesday that minimum pricing was legal on health grounds under EU law. Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) Absolutely delighted that minimum pricing has been upheld by the Supreme Court. He would look at whether the court ruling had implications for the Welsh minimum pricing bill introduced last month. “The opponents to MUP [minimum unit pricing] have shamed the reputation of their industry by prioritising profits over people’s lives. The Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act, passed at Holyrood with all-party support in 2012, requires ministers to review its impact after five years.

Source: The Guardian November 15, 2017 10:11 UTC