Charles Green loses battle to make Rangers pay his legal charges after having case dismissed

The former Rangers chief executive claimed his contract afforded him legal cover

Charles Green has lost his battle to have Rangers pay his legal fees (Getty Images)

Former Rangers chief executive Charles Green has lost a legal bid to make the club pay for his defence against criminal charges.

Green, along with others, faces trial over the alleged fraudulent acquisition of the Ibrox club.

The 62-year-old took Rangers to court to pay for his legal costs, claiming his contract allowed him legal cover.

But following argument from lawyers for both parties heard earlier this month, a judge in the Court of Session has dismissed the action.

Green had argued there was a clause in the contract obliging Rangers to pay future legal costs after the date of agreement in April 2013 relating to his time in the role.

In a summary of the judgment, Lord Doherty concluded that "on a proper construction of the clause those criminal proceedings do not fall within its ambit".

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