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IndyCamp eviction case back at Court of Session IndyCamp eviction case to be heard on 24 March
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The latest stage of a legal battle over independence campaigners camped outside the Scottish Parliament is to be marked at the Court of Session. A court hearing as to whether a group of independence campaigners are able to camp outside the Scottish Parliament will take place on 24 March.
The parliament's corporate body is seeking permission to have the IndyCamp group removed from Holyrood land. The parliament's corporate body is seeking permission to have the IndyCamp group removed.
A procedural hearing is to be held at the court in Edinburgh to decide the next steps in the case, after written arguments were submitted. A procedural hearing was held at the Court of Session to decide the next steps in the case.
Before setting the March court date, Lord Malcolm said the case "should be resolved sooner rather than later".
The campers aim to stay in place until Scotland is declared independent.The campers aim to stay in place until Scotland is declared independent.
At a previous hearing in January, the group signalled its intention to fight the case under the name of "the sovereign and indigenous peoples of Scotland".At a previous hearing in January, the group signalled its intention to fight the case under the name of "the sovereign and indigenous peoples of Scotland".
It has been reported they hope their submissions could see the Act of Union dissolved, bringing about the end of the United Kingdom. The campers have previously voiced hopes that their submissions could see the Act of Union dissolved, bringing about the end of the United Kingdom.
The corporate body has said the group does not have permission to camp on parliament land and is preventing other members of the public from using the space. Arguments in the case will now be heard on 24 March - the date the Scottish government had penned as "independence day" if the "Yes" side had won the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
The corporate body of the parliament has insisted that the group did not have permission to camp on parliament land and is preventing other members of the public from using the space.
A spokesman also said the presence of the group was "at odds with the policy of maintaining the neutrality of the parliamentary estate".A spokesman also said the presence of the group was "at odds with the policy of maintaining the neutrality of the parliamentary estate".
BBC political reporter Philip Sim has been covering the case, to look back on the latest news, follow him on Twitter, @BBCPhilipSim