D&P blow their own argument to shreds in court

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The core essence of Duff and Phelps protests at the SFA judicial panel punishment handed out this week, as they state, is that: “in our opinion do the panel fail to have properly apportioned culpability between the Club and Craig Whyte”.

Yesterday we found out the truth about how Duff and Phelps really think about apportioning culpability between a company and a director.

The Lawyer magazine yesterday reported:

“The administrators are suing Collyer Bristow and Whyte’s takeover vehicle the Rangers FC Group for at least £25m in damages. The firm is accused of conspiracy, breach of undertaking, negligence and breach of trust, with Withey – who acted as the club’s company secretary – complicit in the allegations.”

The Lawyer goes on to say that Mark Phillips, QC, acting on behalf of Duff and Phelps, “told the court that there was no evidence anyone else at Collyer Bristow was involved, but that as Withey had authority to act for the firm, it was liable for the losses flowing from his “conspiracy”.

Get this clear; in the opinion of Duff and Phelps QC, as Withey had authority to act for Collyer Bristow, Collyer Bristow was liable.

Craig Whyte acted on behalf of Rangers after 6 May last year just as the old board acted on behalf of the club before then.  These people are using one argument to chase an enormous £25m but using the counter argument to subvert an SFA judicial panel.

The rules of the SFA are clear, Rangers are ‘liable’ for the actions of their directors, as anyone using this argument to pursue £25m should be well aware.  These people are shameless.

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  1. 1st………away green white and orange strip is beautiful

     

    2nd…….if fat McCoist is a man at all he will realise his “mistake” and

     

    resign……..I’m not holdin my breath

     

    3rd…..Bayern are playin the way I wanted Barca to play last night

  2. Paddy Gallagher on

    blantyretim on 25 April, 2012 at 21:25 said:

     

    SPF

     

     

    there is indeed..

     

    Pay and display..

     

    **********

     

    The new Ratners moto?

  3. !!Bada Bing!! on

    The huns will have no option to withdraw their appeal now IMO,any re-consideration is totally unworkable ,thanks to TFPLG.He should consider resigning.

  4. Game entering “intriguing” phase.

     

     

    Mensa hun on RM saying Wisemans Diaries is withdrawing SFA sponsorship…he further comments: “must be the SFA stationary supplier”…then another one says: “didnae think the SFA wid git sweeties delivered tae rum”…

  5. The Comfortable Collective on

    I think I read on here earlier that one of the panelists ‘outed’ by rangers was a retired journalist.

     

     

    I’m assuming it’s not David Leggat.

  6. ernie paul67 owns you mate.

     

    Fat sally’s position must surely now be untenable. He should also be charged with reckless endangerment, breach of the peace, inciting threatening behaviour.

     

    These people are the dregs of society and will stop at nothing to achieve their goal.

     

    They hate everything about our culture and diversity, Celtic Football Club and Catholic education and will do everything to try and destroy it.

     

    Everyone please be careful on Sunday as this will be the ideal time for them to try and exact revenge on any Hoops fans as they see it in their dark and evil mindset.

     

     

    No Newco, no backing away from the truth and no backing off from integrity.

     

    Paul67, BRT&H, O.G Rafferty, RTC, Phil CELTIC LEGENDS keep the faith.

     

     

    HH

  7. Paddy G…… O))

     

     

    If those strips are indeed genuine I think it would be the first non hoops strip i would buy for myself since the white with green pinstripe.. too long ago to remember..

  8. TimsinOhio ( formerly TimsinYYZ ) on 25 April, 2012 at 21:31 said:

     

    hen1rik on 25 April, 2012 at 21:09 said:

     

    Football Kits 12/13 ‏ @12_13kits

     

     

    Truly hope all 3 of these are coming. 135 GBP’s well spent.

     

     

    ——————————————————————————–

     

     

    and all TAX paid as well!!!!!!

  9. All that was missing from Sinister’s interview was dark glasses and a big hankie covering the lower part of his face. Putting his troops on a war footing after everything that has happened so far with his support. They’ll have their own prison soon.

  10. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon..!!..Truth and Justice will always prevail on

    Could someone please ‘link’ the strips…..thanks

  11. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    Who was the hun that was in the room? Mentioned on SSB tonight, Dickson?? Dingwall??

  12. I wouldnt sleep at night if I’d put someone’s son, father, brother in serious danger from knuckle draggers I’d actively encouraged. I mean who watches Rangers tv? Those whom he wanted to attract of course! When he said he wanted names, he already knew them….he wanted the vilest of huns to know their names. They can do the rest. Potential blood on Ally’s hands. Sleep well, I wouldn’t.

  13. roy croppie on 25 April, 2012 at 21:34 said:

     

    If that’s the strips I’m hitting the gym,,,wow!

     

     

    I’m sure I saw a tweet from Commons last week saying he’d been to the photos hoot for the new strips… He’ll be hitting the gym too.

  14. mcoists tv propaganda was straight out of the orange order here in the six counties,come out with statements knowing full well how it would be taken

     

    then deny and condem but point made.

  15. The Comfortable Collective on

    From my man in the know (a block in the pub who knows some one who knows some one. . .)

     

     

    Regarding the strips

     

     

    The home strip will have bigger hoops than shown, and black socks(?)

     

     

    The away strip – he says naw.

     

     

    The third strip, he says will be black.

  16. 5th generation on

    Sec 38 CJLSA 2010

     

     

    PROSPECTIVE

     

     

    38Threatening or abusive behaviour

     

     

    (1)A person (“A”) commits an offence if—

     

    (a)A behaves in a threatening or abusive manner,

     

    (b)the behaviour would be likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm, and

     

    (c)A intends by the behaviour to cause fear or alarm or is reckless as to whether the behaviour would cause fear or alarm.

     

    (2)It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) to show that the behaviour was, in the particular circumstances, reasonable.

     

    (3)Subsection (1) applies to—

     

    (a)behaviour of any kind including, in particular, things said or otherwise communicated as well as things done, and

     

    (b)behaviour consisting of—

     

    (i)a single act, or

     

    (ii)a course of conduct.

     

    (4)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—

     

    (a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or to a fine, or to both, or

     

    (b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.

  17. With everything that’s happened…….it is truly obvious that FOOTBALL is not only secondary to their fans….but also to their managers, custodians et al…….what a way to live your life…..sad gits……

     

     

    Here’s how to live……sittin in the conservatory……Budweiser……listenin to some cool cool soul music…….n……watchin Bayern win this game…….lovely

  18. gebhoy is the taxmans tick tocking clock, tick...tock on

    Duff & Phelps had a man in the hearing, Blubber Bear knew exactly who they were before he issued his call to fatwa.

     

     

    Any blood spilled is on his hands, a very very calculated ploy to ramp up pressure before the appeal.

     

     

    Now watch Lenny get hammered tommorow to salve the ire of the hun, you wait and see Lenny will get the harshest punishment possible as they go all out to appease the hordes.

     

     

    They are in the death throws, there is nothing more dangerous than a wounded animal, there are plenty of friut loops in their support all it needs is “one lone nutter” to follow through with the widely shouted threats!

     

     

    Dangerous times…….Dignity indeed….

     

     

    gebhoy

  19. ArranmoreBhoyLXV11 on

    SPF 21.23

     

     

    Ha, Sandyford Place.. Memories.. After the last of our many junior ABs were born, I d a date with a scalpel in Sandyford Place..

     

     

    For those who know – they ll know what I m talking about…

     

     

    Walked Like John Wayne for a week!!

     

     

    Thanks for that memory!!

     

     

    HH

  20. 18m CelticResearch ‏ @CelticResearch Reply Retweet Favorite · Open

     

    It would be quite something if one of the threatened Judicial Panel was a volunteer commentator for the Armed Forces Radio.

     

     

    CelticResearch ‏ @CelticResearch Reply Retweet Favorite · Open

     

    or if one of his friends & colleagues in Armed Forces broadcasting was the son of a former Rangers manager.