UK: SWA "expects" legal challenge over minimum pricing
By James Wilmore | 24 May 2012
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has told just-drinks it "expects" a legal challenge to be launched against Scotland's plans for minimum pricing, but would not be drawn on whether the trade body itself will launch action.
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The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has told just-drinks it "expects" a legal challenge to be launched against Scotland's plans for minimum pricing, but would not be drawn on whether the trade body itself will launch action.
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