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The travel ban, which was approved after Police Scotland raised a civil action, prevents Booth from travelling outside the UK for the next five years.

While civil actions can come up short in dolling out justice, civil liability still offers some form of accountability in addressing harm done to plaintiffs, she said.

The civil action case was settled out of court the day before a trial was due to begin at the Court of Session last week.

In the Irish courts, a civil action means - unlike a criminal case - there is no automatic anonymity for either the complainant or the accused.

This is a civil action that allows law enforcement to seize weapons from individuals deemed to be a threat to themselves or others.