Judges in the UK's top court today heard evidence for and against Nicola Sturgeon's plan to hold a second independence referendum next year.
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain, the Scottish Government's most senior law officer, argued political parties can and do campaign on reserved matters in Scottish elections, including independence.
But the UK Government’s legal representative said the SNP's proposed independence referendum bill is at too early a stage for the court to offer a ruling on it.
