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Spurs deny snooping charges

Submitted by WG on Wed, 09/11/2011 - 10:45

In the latest twist in the convoluted Olympic Stadium saga Tottenham Hostpur have rejected in the strongest possible terms allegations that they had organised the monitoring of all 14 members of the board of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) by private investigators.   The claim was made by Baroness Ford, the chair of the OPLC.

And now there are four

Submitted by WG on Sat, 05/11/2011 - 15:54

With the decision of Millwall to quit the stock market after 22 years as a public company there are now just four publicly listed clubs left.   Tottenham and Celtic are both on the second tier Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and Arsenal and Rangers are  on the small cap PLUS market.   Spurs was one of the first clubs to list.

Lawyer reviews Murphy case

Submitted by WG on Thu, 03/11/2011 - 09:31

The Association for the Study of Sport and the European Union, of which I am a member, is providing a series of analyses of legal cases concerning sport, particularly football.   The first of these concerns the so-called Murphy case on TV decoders which started with a Portsmouth landlady.  It is provided by

What do lawyers think about financial fair play?

Submitted by WG on Thu, 27/10/2011 - 08:09

It's always been my view that the fate of Uefa's financial fair play regulations will be decided in the courts.   There is just too much at stake for a club who is sanctioned under them to accept the verdict without challenge.   It's therefore interesting to see that lawyers anticipate that clubs would use every route available to them under commercial and competition law - and no doubt a good lawyer could find many.

The devil is in the detail

Submitted by WG on Wed, 05/10/2011 - 09:20

Predictably initial media reaction to yesterday's European Court of Justice (ECJ) case involving Portsmouth publican Karen Murphy over simplified a complex set of issues.   Indeed, the only certainty in this matter is that the winners will be the lawyers who will pocket substantial fees in subsequent litigation.

European Court ruling won't change much

Submitted by WG on Tue, 04/10/2011 - 15:25

Although the Premier League lost its case on football brodcasting in the European Court today, and hence Sky lost as well, the outcome will not change that much, at least in the short run, although no doubt further litigation will follow.

On the Ball

Submitted by WG on Fri, 16/09/2011 - 08:20

On the Ball is an online sports law magazine.   Among the articles in the latest issue are articles on subjects such as takeovers, squad rotation, goalline technology, tweeting and threats to Premiership broadcasting rights.

Rangers have nearly £500k of assets frozen

Submitted by WG on Wed, 14/09/2011 - 11:05

Rangers had £480k of their assets frozen yesterday after a judge decided that there was a real risk of the club becoming insolvent if they lost their case against the taxman.   This is on the top of the £2.3m apparently already frozen in relation to the smaller of two tax claims from Revenue and Customs.

Financial fears hit Rangers

Submitted by WG on Mon, 12/09/2011 - 08:42

Rangers have insisted that their on pitch performance will not be distracted by off pitch speculation about their financial position.   In a statement they complained of 'a whispering campiagn by people determined to damage the club.'    They have said that they would back a police probe into how court papers were leaked.

Spurs win latest stage of Olympic Stadium battle

Submitted by WG on Thu, 25/08/2011 - 09:34

Tottenham Hostpur have won the latest stage of their legal battle with West Ham United over who should be the legacy tenant at the Olympic Stadium.   In the High Court Mr Justice Collins questioned the £40m loan deal West Ham had struck with its stadium partner, Newham Council. 


A judicial review has been scheduled for October 17th.   If the defendants in the case, the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) and Newham, lose the case the stadium competition might have to be run again.