Ex-rangers executive charles green urged to give evidence in £57m case

Charles Green, the former Rangers chief executive, was urged to give evidence in a £56.8 million action brought by a financial firm against the club’s former administrators. Lawyers for

David Whitehouse and Paul Clark have asked him to appear at the Court of Session. Andrew Young QC told judge Lord Tyre yesterday that solicitors were awaiting for a reply from Green, who is

believed to be in France. Whitehouse and Clark are being sued by the club’s former liquidator BDO. The pair worked for Duff & Phelps. The company believes the pair failed to cut costs

sufficiently after they were drafted in to sort the then ailing club. Young said: “I don’t have a written statement from him; he has spoken to those who have instructed me and he has given

his views on a number of issues. We have asked whether he would sign a witness statement and give evidence.” Whitehouse and Clark were appointed by the Court of Session as administrators

after HMRC took Rangers to court for £18 million of unpaid tax in 2012. The men went on to sell the business and assets of the Oldco to Green’s consortium for £5.5 million before BDO was

appointed to liquidate the old company. Advertisement The three were among seven indicted over fraud allegations relating to Rangers before the case was dropped in June 2016. Both men raised

a multimillion-pound action against the police and prosecutors last year. Prosecutors admitted the case was “malicious” and conducted “without probable cause”. Both received a large

settlement. Prosecutors also admitted Green was wrongfully taken to court.