 On 19 October 2006 his conviction was quashed and a re-trial ordered; this began on 11 June 2007.The issue of manslaughter charges was brought to the appeals court in December 2004, and was upheld in January 2005.Coutts then took his case to the House of Lords and on 19 July 2006, the case was referred back to the lower court who were invited to quash it.