Overview
- Levy & McRae, acting for Moira Salmond, says it will apply this week to appoint a trustee in sequestration to administer the late first minister’s estate.
- The Accountant in Bankruptcy is expected to handle the case, with administration potentially lasting 12 to 18 months once a trustee is appointed.
- Salmond’s lawyers say unrecovered legal bills and the loss of most of his income left the estate unable to meet its debts.
- A 2019 judicial review found the government’s process unlawful and produced a £512,000 costs award that went to his legal team rather than to him.
- His 2020 criminal defence cost more than £300,000 that cannot be reclaimed in Scotland, and a separate malfeasance claim against the Scottish Government remains active.