Rangers fiasco. Insolvency expert David Whitehouse says in 2018 he offered prosecutors the chance to settle with him for £2million.
It was later forced to admit its prosecution of him and his Duff and Phelps colleague Paul Clark was malicious – and paid out £21million.
The Crown also agreed this year to pay them £4.4million in legal costs, all funded by the taxpayer.Whitehouse yesterday branded the refusal as “arrogant” and said legal bosses had “no regard for public money”.He spoke after former Ibrox chairman Charles Green settled out of court for £6.4million in damages on Tuesday.Whitehouse, 55, said: “In 2018, we obtained an expert report and my then senior counsel approached the Crown Office to say we would like a settlement discussion.
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