Courts granted permission to scrutinise Trump's assets in Scotland
A protester wearing a giant Donald Trump head, outside Holyrood, Edinburgh, ahead of a debate in the Scottish Parliament to decide if the government should investigate the former president's financing of Scottish golf courses, in February 2021
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COURTS in Scotland have granted permission for a judicial review to scrutinise the financing of former US president Donald Trump’s assets in the country.
Campaigners overcame a significant legal obstacle today when the Court of Session granted a request for a review of the Scottish government’s ability to impose an unexplained wealth order (UWO) — also dubbed a McMafia order — against Mr Trump’s purchase of golf courses.
Social justice campaign group Avaaz won permission to seek a judicial review of the decision by SNP ministers not to back a motion in February in favour of pursuing an UWO.
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