Rangers

Businessman Imran Ahmad, who sued prosecutors for £60 million after becoming a victim of the malicious prosecution scandal, has received just £457,026 in compensation. Mr Ahmad, 54, claimed more than £60 million in damages on the basis he suffered “irreparable reputational ha

Craig Whyte, the former owner of Rangers, has dropped his £500,000 malicious prosecution claim against the Crown Office. In 2015, he was arrested and charged with taking over the Glasgow football club by fraud. However, he was acquitted two years later following a seven-week trial. Mr Whyte so

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined Elite Sports, JD Sports and Rangers FC for a total of more than £2 million for colluding on price fixing of Rangers FC merchandise. The CMA found that Elite Sports and JD Sports broke competition law by fixing the retail prices of a nu

A businessman who was at the centre of a botched police probe into the takeover of Rangers FC has had an appeal date set for his case against the authorities. David Grier, 61, a consultant with Duff & Phelps, took the Lord Advocate and Police Scotland to court, alleging wrongful arrest.

Police officers who oversaw the botched investigation into the takeover of Rangers FC are facing allegations of perjury and that they attempted to pervert the course of justice, The Times reports. David Grier, 61, a business consultant with Duff & Phelps, lost his malicious prosecution case in J

In a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has been charged with failing to provide passwords for various laptops and phones. Mr Whyte appeared today at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court, having been arrested at Manchester Airpor

The Crown Office is being sued for £120 million by a global financial consultancy firm over reputational damage allegedly sustained during the botched fraud probe into Rangers. New York-based multinational Duff & Phelps has claimed it suffered loss of earnings as two of its employees were

The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, has apologised in writing to Charles Green and Imran Ahmad for prosecutions that were taken against them in relation to their roles in matters associated with Rangers Football Club. In his letter to each man, Mr Wolffe said they should not have been prosecuted and

Aamer Anwar has been subjected to racist abuse and death threats from Slavia Prague fans over his representation of Rangers' Glen Kamara. The Glasgow solicitor said the abuse has taken a toll on his mental health and he feels he is a "walking target". 

Lord Mulholland is set to be called as a witness at the damages action brought by David Grier over the alleged unlawfulness of the fraud investigation into Rangers. Mr Grier, an administrator with Duff & Phelps, is suing the Crown Office and Police Scotland for £5 million.

Businessmen who were maliciously prosecuted as part of a fraud investigation into Rangers FC have accepted settlements thought to be worth millions of pounds each. David Whitehouse and Paul Clark were appointed as administrators of Rangers in February 2012 and the club was liquidated in October that

The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, is to apologise to the former administrators of Rangers for their malicious prosecution. The news follows confirmation that a settlement has been agreed in a multimillion-pound claim against the chief constable of Police Scotland.

Charles Green, the former Rangers chief executive, will be compensated for the malicious prosecution made against him by the Crown Office. Mr Green, 67, was told at the Court of Session that prosecutors were wrong to take legal action against him.

A former director of Rangers is to be given a public apology by the Lord Advocate as well as significant damages after he was wrongly prosecuted on charges of fraud. Imran Ahmad was prosecuted in 2015 over the takeover of the club in 2012. All charges, however, were dropped two years ago.

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has succeeded in a legal fight with two sportswear firms who attempted to block his clothing range. Mr Gerrard launched a menswear line in 2018 called SGG Apparel, consisting of polo shirts, hooded tops and jackets.