Surrounded by the greatest secrecy, the trial against City of Manchesteraccused of a total of 115 counts of breaching the Premier League’s financial rules in the period between 2009 and 2018.
Such is the secrecy with which the authorities want to surround the matter that until this Monday the very place where the trial is being held was not known to the public: the International Dispute Resolution Center in Londonjust a two minute walk from Saint Paul Cathedral.
The main lawyer of City of Manchesterwho defends himself by flatly denying the allegations, is Lord Patrick Pannickfrom the office of Blackstone Chambers, where photos were seen arriving at the trial site accompanied by Gary Oliversenior member of the same cabinet. But, according to The Lawyer portal, at least two other lawyers, James Mather and Philip Marshallfrom Serle Court, working with pannick, which at one time represented everyone from Queen Elizabeth to former Prime Ministers Boris Johnson.
The Premier’s principal lawyer is Adam Lewiswho had worked for the said organization during the Everton trials. After a 4-year investigation, the City was referred to an independent commission in February 2023.
It is estimated that the trial, which the English media has called “the sporting trial of the century” could last around 10 weeks, but there will be no verdict until 2025. This is an unprecedented process due to the number of offenses in which the club will be judged at Etihad, 115. These are 80 financial violations and 35 additional violations due to the lack of cooperation during the investigation.
Despite the number of charges, and that the continuation of City of Manchester In the Premier, some experts suggest that the matter can be settled by a financial penalty instead of a sporting sanction like the one who, for example, received Evertonwhere 8 points are deducted: 6 for the 2021-22 period and 2 for the 2022-23 period.
Because it became the property of Abu Dhabi United Group (United Arab Emirates) In 2008, City won 8 Premiers, one Champions League, three FA Cups, six League Cups, four Community Shields, one European Super Cup and one Club World Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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