Scottish national could face difficulties in suing CAB

A SCOTTISH national targeted by the Criminal Assets Bureau may find it difficult to successfully sue the agency for damages, legal sources said yesterday. Lindsay Craft is thought to be considering legal action against CAB after its case against him collapsed.

CAB accepted it could not win an appeal in the Supreme Court against the High Court’s refusal to grant a judgment of £350,000 (€444,500) for alleged unpaid income tax and interest against Mr Craft.

CAB’s decision not to proceed followed a Supreme Court ruling in a separate case last March. This had found that CAB had not followed proper procedures in seeking money alleged to be owed to the State.