but only made public tonight - advised ministers to concede a judicial review brought by the former first minister.Lawyers warned in September 2018 there was "a real risk" a court would side with Salmond's claim that a complaints process he was subjected to was tainted by ‘procedural unfairness’.”They told ministers that in their view the “least worst option” would be to concede the petition - but the government carried on with the review, before abandoning it in January 2019 at a cost of more than £500,000 to taxpayers.
And in a separate development tonight, a senior SNP figure claimed that Nicola Sturgeon "offered to assist" Salmond in the same year when the pair discussed complaints made against the ex-Nationalist leader.Duncan Hamilton.
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