The Daily Record:
THE Scottish Socialist Party could face a legal bill of £10,000 after one of their officials defied a court order.
The SSP's Alan McCombes was yesterday fined £500 for refusing to give up a document demanded by a newspaper defending a defamation action brought by party founder Tommy Sheridan.
But a judge also told him to pay costs run up by the English-based tabloid and foot the bill for searches of the party's offices by sheriff's officers.
SSP leader Colin Fox said yesterday that the party would cough up the cash.
He said: 'Clearly our lawyers will be in negotiations about the figure. What you can be assured is that the whole party will rally round.'"
