Re: bulls : Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:20 pm
Marc Green is doing this in order to keep his options open.In my working days the company I worked for was involved in a number of High Court actions against us, all of which we won by the way. My experience is that you don't just walk into the High Court when you feel like it, the whole process can take quite a while and it could me many months before a date is set to consider the case.
Bradford, however may be seeking a "Summary Judgement" which in simple terms is a quick hearing to determine if the RFL had the power to deduct points or not. If the case is so clear cut then the Judge can rule that the RFL had no power to make the deduction or did not follow procedures. If that were to be the case then I would have thought the RFL could follow procedures (if it has not done so) and impose another 6 point deduction.
Alternatively the Courts could rule that Bradford's case is not clear cut and set a date for a full hearing which could be 6 to 9 months away. How's that going to fit in with setting 2015 fixtures.
All Marc Green is doing in my opinion is keeping the option open of a High Court action. As weeks go by he will review his position and if the situation is such that 6 points back will make no difference to them he will simply withdraw the action. If at the end of the season the points deduction have made a difference he will pursue the case.
It's simple if we win a few more games it all becomes irrelevant.