Substantive hearing in Salmond case set for January
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A substantive hearing in Alex Salmond’s legal action against the Scottish government over its handling of sexual misconduct allegations made against him will begin in January next year, the Court of Session has confirmed.
A procedural hearing will be held on November 6.
Two female civil servants made allegations of sexual misconduct against Mr Salmond in January this year over alleged incidents from 2013, which led to an investigation by Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans.
Material was referred to Police Scotland in August and Ms Evans was due to announce details of the matter when Mr Salmond took legal action against the government.
He crowdfunded £100,000 to cover the legal fees associated with a judicial review, saying he was denied the opportunity to put forward his side of the argument.
The First Minister’s spokesman said: “In light of the pending Court of Session case and continuing police inquiries, it is simply not possible for the Scottish government to make further information available at this time.”
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