UK To Hear Scottish Independence Case In October

The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has said it will hear a legal case on Scottish independence in October.

The court will decide whether Scotland can hold an independence referendum next year without Westminster’s approval.

The Supreme Court said it had set October 11 and 12 as provisional dates for the hearing.

This is after Nicola Sturgeon, a Scottish politician serving as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party instructed Scotland’s top law officer to make a referral on the legality of a new referendum.

Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP) has argued that Britain’s departure from the European Union, which was opposed by a majority of Scots means the question must be put to a second vote.

Nicola Sturgeon reportedly said; “Scotland will have the opportunity to choose independence, either through a referendum in 2023 or a general election."

Pro-independence parties won a majority in Scotland’s parliamentary elections last year which Sturgeon says gives the Scottish government a mandate to hold a new independence vote.