Top judge queried on Ibrox fraud case role
A SENIOR judge has been asked to provide a “bespoke” statement explaining his role in a doomed Rangers fraud probe to lawyers acting in a multi-millionpound legal action.
Advocate Gerry Moynihan QC told judge Lord Tyre yesterday that Lord Mulholland has been asked to give information to legal teams acting for David Grier.
The business expert is suing the Lord Advocate and Police Scotland for £7million because he believes he was wrongfully arrested in an investigation into financial activities at the club.
Grier – who was acquitted of all charges by High Court judge Lord Bannatyne – alleges that neither organisations had any evidence to prove that he had committed any crime.
Lord Mulholland – as Frank Mulholland QC – was the head of the Crown Office at the time of the investigation.
Grier has instructed lawyers to go to the Court of Session in a bid to win compensation from the law enforcement agencies.
Yesterday, Mr Moynihan, who is acting for the current Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC, told the court that Lord Mulholland had been approached to provide information.
He told the virtual hearing: “I have asked for a bespoke statement.”
The legal actions stem from a probe surrounding Rangers’ finances and the sale of the club to businessman Craig Whyte.
The cases brought by Grier come after admissions made by the Crown in a case brought by businessmen David Whitehouse and Paul Clark, who were wrongfully arrested and charged. Both later received a settlement of £10.5million.
Former Rangers executive Charles Green was also told he was able to receive damages after the Crown admitted it had conducted a “malicious” prosecution against him.