LORD Pentland has ruled in favour of of the Scottish Government over a legal challenge at the Court of Session against its fracking "ban".
Ineos and Aberdeen firm ReachCSG took Scottish ministers to court over their decision to convert a moratorium on the controversial gas extraction technique into an indefinite, effective ban and had asked the court to declare that Scottish ministers acted unlawfully in doing so, arguing they exceeded their powers and lacked the legal competence to impose such a ban.
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However, Lord Pentland ruled that the Ineos position was based on a "series of fundamental misunderstandings of the Scottish Government's position" and refused the challenge.
You can download the document below to read his full explanation of why he backed the Scottish Government.
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