Mr Findlay had been working on the case since December 2007. He is to be replaced by Maggie Scott QC, who until recently led the appeal by the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, Adelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi.
Donald Findlay, one of Scotland’s most respected QCs, has been dropped by Tommy Sheridan’s defence team, just four months before the former Glasgow MSP is due to stand trial for alleged perjury.
Mr Findlay had been working on the case since December 2007. He is to be replaced by Maggie Scott QC, who until recently led the appeal by the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, Adelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi.
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