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A very good point. I can't see that SISU would have planned it this way. I'm also not sure exactly what benefit they've got out of potentially losing the case; the finance officer's report doesn't sound exactly like the smoking gun, and in any case I can't see how this would have been...

No, that's not quite the case as I understand it. You can simply offer a defence (I don't owe them anything), rather than a counter-claim (they owe me money). http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part15 SISU have chosen to counter-claim, they weren't obliged to if they...

Absolutely - sorry I was talking about the threat to the Trust based on them simply linking to the article. I think it's clear now that SISU aren't going to take The Guardian in court, so clearly it was all about threatening the SBT to keep them quiet rather than actually challenging Conn's...

Keep the juicy stuff coming!

No argument from me there, and even less so when you look at things like how the threat of a defamation claim (for which there is no legal aid) can be used by those with enough money to silence dissent. (e.g. SISU v SBT, and the David Conn article. A scandal.)

If it's true to form then at least three of those lawyers are loans, and one of them will probably have to go back to his parent firm mid-trial to make the tea. ;)

Take your point, but at least in cases like this I'm not sure how much difference it will make. As long as the facts are represented, I think the judge is well placed to make a decision regardless of SISU's (supposed) legal muscle.

So, if I've read this right, the Higgs QC says the timeline is a bit like this. April 2012 - Joint meeting with all parties, SISU threaten to pull out of club unless deal done for Ricoh. (Club stops paying rent). May 2012 - HoT agreed with AEHC, presumably to move along SISU obtaining at least...

I've heard they're only serving in those floppy plastic glasses in court too, just in case.

@TheSimonGilbert on twitter says Fisher has arrived at court. I wonder if he'll offer to buy a round of drinks? (Fisher that is, not Simon. Who's ever heard of a journalist buying someone a drink.) ;)

Then there was the one about building a brand new stadium - but that one was just too obvious, who would ever fall for that. ;)

I'm confused - how could ACL/CCC/AEHC hope to take over if SISU continued to pay the bills? The only way SISU could have lost control of the club is via Administration, there's no other route for anyone to take over the club (other than selling at an agreed price), is there? And if SISU were...

Ah, in fairness I didn't care too much about Leicester all those years when they were a division or two below us, so it's nice to know that we're still a bigger draw. ;) All banter aside, as far as I'm concerned it's good to have another midlands club in the top flight. Saying that, if I was...

Ah no, Mr Labovitch never said that, he was misquoted. Ah no, sorry, turns out he wasn't. Seriously, how could you ever trust a man who claims to be misquoted when caught out? SISU and Labovitch simply can't brook dissent. They threaten action through the courts as a method to surpress free...

I miss 'Bullsh*t Thursday' - we haven't had one of those for a little while. ;)

If you think the only reason people aren't going to Sixfields is because of the cost and inconvenience, then you're kidding yourself. I'd say it's a pity so many make the effort, because if no one went I'm pretty sure things would change quickly. Still, it's your choice to go and I respect...

Hmm. I hope for the sake of the good people of Holbrooks that G4S aren't handling the security and delivery options. This sounds a lot like the start of a cheap horror movie to me. If we ever do go back to the Ricoh, I'm going to be checking underneath the toilet seat before sitting down. ;)

Fwiw, I think a big part of this case comes down to the valuation of ACL, and hence the loan, at the point when SISU had stopped paying the rent. As I understand it SISU claim that at this point that ACL was valued at less than £7m, and hence suggest the loan from YB could have been bought at...

They're just lucky I'm not the judge! "Twenty years! Take him down." "But m'lud, this is a civil case. And we haven't made our opening arguments yet." "I don't care. Twenty years. Court is adjourned, unless you'd like to join your client." ;)

Accepted, but I'm trying to keep an open mind. There was a great quote yesterday from someone along the lines of 'some people are trying so hard to keep an open mind that their brains have fallen out'. I'll have to watch out for that!