The case of Houston v BBC from 1995 was mentioned several times.
Counsel for the SNP Mungo Bovey stated that the earlier case was not very different from the case before the court.
But, in that case, an interim interdict was granted to restrain the BBC from broadcasting in Scotland an extended interview with the Prime Minister three days before the local elections. The proposed broadcast was deemed to violate the broadcaster’s duty to treat controversial matters with due impartiality.
