Tottenham widen their fight over 2012 stadium

Battle: Spurs chairman Daniel Levy today launched another legal action
Andy Hodgson11 April 2012

Tottenham today launched another application for a judicial review into the roles of the Olympic Park Legacy Company and two Government departments involved in handing West Ham the Olympic Stadium.

West Ham beat off competition from their north London rivals to win the race to move into the London 2012 showpiece venue after the Games have finished.

The Hammers were handed the keys to the £537million stadium after the Government and the Mayor of London approved the OPLC's decision to grant them preferred bidder status. But Spurs were not happy with the processes and have vowed to take their fight to the High Court.

Last month, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy applied for a judicial review into Newham Council's role in arranging a £40m loan to finance West Ham's move to the stadium.

Today the club widened their appeal by asking the High Court to start a separate judicial review into the roles of several other key parties involved in awarding West Ham the stadium.

A Tottenham statement read: "The club has today sought permission to bring a claim against the OPLC, the Mayor of London, the Minister for Sport and the Olympics and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for a judicial review.

"As previously reported, the club continues to hold discussions with both local and national government bodies in order to seek to agree a stadium solution."

Tottenham wrote letters to all the parties involved in the process in March demanding answers as to how the decision was reached and the club launched their judicial review application against Newham Council after receiving what they regarded as unacceptable answers.

Last month, Leyton Orient also demanded a judicial review against Newham's role in partnering West Ham's bid.

The High Court will now assess all claims that have been made before deciding whether or not to hold a judicial review into the processes involved in West Ham winning the race for the stadium, which they are due to move into in the summer of 2013.

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