Scotland’s insolvency service appointed a specialist insolvency practitioner to manage the bankruptcy estate of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond. The service confirmed Kenny Craig from Begbies Traynor as bankruptcy trustee on Friday, following an application by Salmond’s widow Moira.
The appointment comes after significant court costs accumulated from legal battles against the Scottish Government. Salmond, who died of a heart attack in October 2024, had previously won £512,000 in a successful lawsuit against the Scottish Government over its handling of harassment complaints against him, which a court found to be “tainted with apparent bias.”
Ongoing legal proceedings
At the time of his death, Salmond was pursuing further legal…