Council chiefs in Edinburgh have failed in a 'desperate' bid to exclude the union representing strippers from legal action challenging the ban on lap dancing clubs.
Lawyers for United Sex Workers (USW) applied to the Court of Session on the union's behalf to be part of a judicial review of council's decision to ban strip clubs. The City of Edinburgh Council opposed the application and tried to block sex workers from the hearing by asking the court not to allow the union to take part.
The city council also argued the union was potentially liable for the council's legal costs. But a Judge ruled on Wednesday that the USW will take part in a judicial review of the controversial nil cap decision, scheduled for December 1 and 2.
