Scottish courts back minimum alcohol pricing despite challenge by Scotch whisky industry

Scottish courts have backed plans to set a minimum price for alcohol in Scotland, ruling against a challenge by the Scotch whisky industry, which claimed the plans were a breach of European Law.
The court of session in Edinburgh rejected the challenge by the alcohol industry, and under the plans a price of 50p per unit of alcohol would be set, which means a bottle of spirits will cost at least £14.
Scottish government’s public health minister, Aileen Campbell, said: “