Hicks/Gillett fail in court bid 18/02/2011 |
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Liverpool's American former co-owners have failed to overturn a High Court order preventing them pursuing damages through US courts over the sale of the club last year.
The judge ruled on Thursday (February 17) that while former partners Tom Hicks and George Gillett can file lawsuits seeking information in American courts, they must ask permission from a UK judge if they want to file any damage claims in their own country.
Hicks and Gillett pledged last year to use all legal means to secure damages of at least $1.6bn over the sale of the club to John Henry's New England Sports Ventures for £300m.
Liverpool said they were delighted that "the anti-suit injunction prohibiting the former owners from commencing legal actions against these parties [former Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton, Royal Bank of Scotland and NESV] outside the EU has been upheld and clarified."
"Sir Martin, RBS and NESV continue to maintain that there is no basis to challenge the propriety or validity of any actions by them or any of those involved on their behalf in the sale of the club," Liverpool said in a statement.
RBS added that it was “satisfied” with the ruling. The bank had been concerned that the main legal jurisdiction for the claims could shift from Britain to the United States.
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