McIntyre and Rangers settle

Rangers and the club’s former finance director, Donald McIntyre, have “surprisingly” settled a £300,000 damages claim, it was announced yesterday.

McIntyre left the Court of Session in Edinburgh without commenting on the terms of the out-of-court deal. A preliminary hearing in the case had been due before Lord Hodge, but he was informed that behind-the-scenes negotiations were taking place and he allowed further time for the talks to continue. A short time later, the court convened and Jonathan Brown, counsel for McIntyre, 52, told the judge that he was pleased to say that “somewhat surprisingly” the parties had reached a settlement. No details were disclosed.

McIntyre was suspended from his £120,000-a-year post following Craig Whyte’s takeover at Ibrox in May, and he resigned in October, deeming his contract to have been repudiated. He sued for breach of contract and damage to his reputation, and was granted a court order to freeze £300,000 of the club’s assets pending resolution of his action.

Martin Bain, the club’s former chief executive, has a case against Rangers pending in the Court of Session. He is seeking £1.3 million damages and a full hearing has been fixed for July next year.