Rangers FC administrators after admitting that large parts of prosecution against them was “malicious” and conducted without “probable cause”.
Judge Lord Tyre ordered Scottish prosecutors on Wednesday to make an interim payment of £350,000 to David Whitehouse and £250,000 to his colleague Paul Clark.
The orders came following a hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Wednesday. Lawyers for the Lord Advocate had admitted that prosecutors acted unlawfully for a significant amount of time in the prosecution of the two men.They admitted that the human rights of both Mr Whitehouse and Mr Clark - who were cleared of all wrongdoing - had been breached at times during the investigation.Both Mr Whitehouse and Paul Clark are seeking a total.
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