Former administrators at Rangers FC will today continue their court fight to win millions of pounds in compensation from police and prosecutors.
David Whitehouse and Paul Clark are pursuing the massive damages claims against Police Scotland and Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC.
The pair are seeking payouts for alleged wrongful detention, arrest and prosecution.
Whitehouse and Clark were the subject of an abortive attempt to prosecute them following the Rangers takeover by Craig Whyte and the club’s administration and liquidation.
Legal insiders say the men are heavily favoured in the legal battle in the wake of recent developments involving former Ibrox director Imran Ahmad.
Last week, BBC Scotland told how Ahmad was to receive a public apology from the head of Scotland’s prosecution service and significant damages after being wrongly prosecuted on fraud charges.
Ahmad, who is also suing the Lord Advocate and Police Scotland, was prosecuted in 2015 over the Rangers takeover.
All charges were dropped in 2018. He initially wanted £2million in damages but it’s understood he is now claiming tens of millions.
BBC Scotland saw a letter from the legal team representing the Lord Advocate, dated August 12. It stated: “The Lord Advocate intends to issue a public apology that Mr Ahmad should never have been prosecuted. In addition, damages will be paid.”
If Whitehouse and Clark are successful, they would be in line for huge payouts. Whitehouse, of Cheshire, is seeking £9million, while Clark, of Surrey, is suing for £5million.
Ex-Rangers chief executive Charles Green is also suing Police Scotland for wrongful arrest after charges against him were dropped.
Clark and Whitehouse are taking action over their treatment by cops and prosecutors in connection with their involvement in the winding up and sale of the club.
The pair, of Duff & Phelps, were appointed as joint administrators and informed police that the acquisition of Gers by Whyte through a firm, Wavetower, may have involved illegal financial assistance.
But they were detained in 2014 on suspicion of being involved in a “fraudulent scheme and attempt to pervert the course of justice”.
Frank Mulholland, now judge Lord Mulholland, was Lord Advocate at the time of their arrests.
Earlier this year, lawyers acting for the former administrators secured the transfer of their cases to the commercial courts at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, which was expected to accelerate a resolution in the case.
