Scottish widow Molly Forbes has won the latest round of her legal battle to prevent Donald Trump's organisation from forcibly taking over her home as part of his plans to develop a luxury golf resort.
The plucky pensioner has been successful in persuading the Edinburgh High Court to grant her an appeal against the decision by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to withdraw her subsidised legal costs.
Mrs Forbes, 86, says she fears she'll lose her home situated in an environmentally sensitive area to make way for the Trump empire's plans for a £750 million golf complex.
The OAP has lived with the threat of a compulsory purchase order since billionaire Donald Trump targeted her land for his plans in 2009.
After losing an earlier legal bid to block Trump's proposed development plans, Mrs Forbes was ready to quit the battle after her Legal Aid was withdrawn and she was left facing a hefty legal bill.
However, today in a statement, Scottish Green MSP Robin Harper, confirmed: “Today I was at Edinburgh’s High Court supporting the latest legal efforts to secure access to justice for Molly Forbes. For those who do not know, Molly is an 86 year old Menie resident who has been threatened with compulsory purchase and eviction by the Trump Organisation and Aberdeenshire Council, because Mr Trump wishes to build on a golf course over her home.
“While fighting against this threat Molly incurred legal costs, which she was then denied legal aid for. But good news, today Molly was given the right to appeal the legal aid board’s decision for funding. It is an outrage that she was denied aid in the first instance, for her fight to stay in her home, and I wish her all the best with her appeal.
“I am pleased to be able to offer my support to Molly and to the many others who just wish to live without the cloud of eviction hanging over them, by buying, along with others such as Lord Puttnam and Green MP Caroline Lucas, an acre of land belonging to Molly’s son Michael Forbes.
“This should hopefully hamper any future eviction on Mr Trump’s behalf, whose bullying tactics have been utterly disgraceful.”
S McIlraith, NORTH LANARKSHIRE around 1 year, 4 months ago