Spurs act on Olympic Stadium

Spurs are gearing up for possible legal action over the allocation of the Olympic Stadium to West Ham.  Their lawyers have sent a series of questions to the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) to which it has four weeks to respond.    The UK Government and the office of the Mayor of London are joint owners of the OPLC and would be involved in any court action.

Spurs are gearing up for possible legal action over the allocation of the Olympic Stadium to West Ham.  Their lawyers have sent a series of questions to the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) to which it has four weeks to respond.    The UK Government and the office of the Mayor of London are joint owners of the OPLC and would be involved in any court action.


Spurs will decide whether to proceed to a judicial review once it has received answers to its questions.   A decision can be challenged in the courts on the grounds of illegality, irrationality and unfairness.   The OPLC is confident that it ran a rigorous and transparent selection process.   It is questionable whether there would be grounds for action on the basis of illegality or irrationality.  Questions of fairness are open to different interpretations.


Earlier this month Spurs were reported to be looking for alternative affordable sites in Haringey with good transport links.   However, there are very few such sites.  The club are understood to have rejected a potential site north of White Hart Lane in Edmonton next to the North Circular Road owned by Meridian Water because of flooding concerns.