freelancer

Paul was asked to transfer the money to the personal bank account of a "court appointed adviser" who was working as a freelancer.

Nghe claims in the film that he actually took the famous image, which landed at the AP as a freelancer photo.

It added that most people it spoke to were freelancers and had been too scared to complain at the time for fear of risking future employment.

One said: "As a Scottish freelancer in TV it was so frustrating… especially considering how much we are struggling for work up here."

This usually involved the freelancers paying money to offshore companies, who loaned it back to them without expecting the loan to be repaid.