Devastating column in @heraldscotland by @iainmacwhirter on Scottish Crown Office — and, believe me, its troubles are only just beginning:
“£14m, £20m, £24m – eye-watering sum in damages awarded to those wrongly prosecuted for fraud over Rangers bankruptcy grow larger by day.

“It is reliably reported that the two men, Paul Clark and David Whitehouse, have already banked £10m apiece. That’s £10m! Each.
When various legal fees are included the bill is now bumping against £24m and could rise still further.
But that is not all.

The Lord Advocate himself, James Wolffe QC, will shortly make a public apology to the two men for having pursued a “malicious prosecution” against them “without probable cause”.

“Malicious”, note. Not just mistaken in law, or based on unreliable evidence, but acting with malice: with the intention of personally injuring two innocent citizens.
Forget reputational damage to the Crown Office – this is reputational obliteration.”

Watch this space.