Legal proceedings intended to recover funds from former Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive Peter Murrell have been delayed. The court action is part of a 'proceeds of crime' process following Murrell’s involvement in the embezzlement of £400,000 from the party’s accounts.

The hearing was scheduled to establish the extent of the financial recovery, but the timeline has now been pushed back. This legal step is a standard procedure in cases where individuals have been found to have benefited financially from criminal activity, allowing the state to seize assets to compensate for the losses incurred by the victim—in this case, the SNP.

While the core facts of the embezzlement are established, the specific mechanics of the repayment remain subject to judicial review. The delay means that the final resolution regarding the restitution of the funds will not occur as originally planned. No new date for the hearing has been publicly confirmed by the court, and representatives for the parties involved have not provided further details regarding the cause of the postponement.