Judge throws out Coventry judicial review
A High Court judge has thrown out an application by Sisu to have a judicial review of Coventry City Council’s actions on fhe Ricoh Arena. The application will not proceed to a full trial.
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Reading face Companies House investigation
Reading FC face a Companies House investigation into their finances. They have not provided all the financial information they should have done, but are claiming an exemption.
Premier League clampdown on pubs
The Premier League is clamping down on pubs and clubs that show unauthorised live games on Saturday afternoons. It is a hired a firm of corporate investigators from Glasgow to carry out spot checks. Last week the Premiership won a High Court action to require the six leading Internet Service Providers in the UK to block First Row Sports, the leading provider of unauthorised streaming.
Can a football club be a luxury brand?
How does one market a club like Monaco, newly promoted to France’s Ligue 1? Given the size of the principality, it’s difficult to generate big crowds. With a population of just over 36,000, Monaco is the second smallest country in the world and the smallest with a coastline. Only Vatican City is smaller.
No fire at the Ricoh, but Sky Blues fans on fire
Pictures spread through social media yesterday evening suggesting that Coventry’s Ricoh Arena, but in fact it was an over enthusiastic rehearsal of a pyrotechnic display for a concert on Wednesday. Even BBC Midlands News had to deny the story, but perhaps it is not surprising that it spread given understandable nervousness about the fate of Coventry City.
Legal challenge launched against financial fair play
The long anticipated legal challenge against Uefa’s financial fair play rules has been launched, not by a club, but by an agent who is being represented by Jean-Louis Dupont, the lawyer who secured the Bosman ruling that revolutionised European football.
Belgian player agent Mr Daniel Striani is complaining that the Uefa rules infringe fundamental principles of EU law. In particular, the complaint challenges the restrictions imposed by the ‘break even’ rule which is central to the financial fair play rules.
Rovers lose Berg case
Blackburn Rovers have lost the High Court case over former manager Henning Berg. They have been ordered to pay out his £2.25m two-and-a-half year contract in full which means a further payment of £843,000 net.
Judge lambasts Rovers
Judges are usually very restrained in what they say in court. But Judge Mark Pilling was outspoken in his criticism of the conduct of a court case relating to the sacking of former Blackburn Rovers manager Henning Berg. Sitting at Manchester High Court, he described the way in which Blackburn Rovers had behaved as ‘utterly unforgiveable’.
Orient judicial review bid rejected
Leyton Orient’s written application for a judicial review of West Ham’s tenancy of the Olympic Stadium has been rejected. The club could ask for a hearing before a court, but that would involve additional cost and would be unlikely to succeed.
There is an increasing resort to judicial reviews by those who perceive that they have been adversely affected by a decision, but the issue is whether the procedures by which that decision was reached have been flawed.
Legal eagles backed Pompey
Rescuing Portsmouth FC has been a highly complex process involving persistence and a wide range of skills. These skills will become even more necessary once the Pompey Supporters’ Trust (PST) is in charge.
The legal experts who made up the Versiona Team were spurred on by their personal passion and dedication to Portsmouth FC. They voluntarily dedicated hundreds of hours at all times of day, night and at weekends.