Jury out on Redknapp as verdict proves elusive February 7, 2012 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp has been made to sweat on his fate after the jury in his trial for alleged tax evasion failed to reach a verdict last night. The 12 jurors will reconvene and continue their deliberations at Southwark Crown Court this morning on the 13th day of the high-profile trial. Judge Anthony Leonard [...]
Redknapp shows anger at claim he told ‘pack of lies’ February 2, 2012 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp admitted misleading a journalist over payments to his offshore account but angrily denied telling the court “a pack of lies” as his tax evasion trial neared a conclusion yesterday. Redknapp, taking the stand for a second day of cross-examination, raised his voice at John Black QC after another increasingly tense exchange [...]
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Pub landlady hits winner in football case October 4, 2011 A PUB landlady from Portsmouth yesterday won her legal bid to screen cheap foreign coverage of football matches, in a giant-killing feat to rival Wimbledon’s 1988 FA Cup final win over Liverpool. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Karen Murphy should be allowed to use a Greek decoder to screen football matches. Murphy [...]
Guy Hands starts a fresh court salvo to regain EMI September 7, 2011 TERRA Firma chief Guy Hands has launched a second legal attempt to claw music group EMI back from the hands of its lender Citigroup, it emerged yesterday. Hands is understood to have filed a High Court suit against EMI’s adviser PwC to make it produce the evidence it used to propose the pre-pack administration that [...]
Olympic Stadium deal axed but West Ham still on pole October 11, 2011 MAYOR of London Boris Johnson has assured West Ham the club will “almost certainly” win the race to move into the Olympic Stadium when a second tendering process begins in the next few weeks. The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) will lay out its criteria and invite interest later this month or in early November [...]
Finance and marriage – should go together like a horse and carriage February 12, 2012 TAKING care to maximise income and capital gains tax allowances and reliefs may not seem like rocket science but over the years it can save a great deal of tax. In a world where “clever clever” tax mitigation is increasingly frowned upon there is a lot to be said for this low key approach. There [...]
Redknapp cash not a payment, says Mandaric January 30, 2012 Former Portsmouth chairman tells court that £189k transfer was “seed money” for Spurs boss to invest in portfolio – not a bonus for profit from player sales THE DISPUTED payments at the centre of Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp’s tax evasion case were not bonuses but “seed money” to help him build an investment portfolio, his [...]
Redknapp cash not a payment, says Mandaric January 30, 2012 Former Portsmouth chairman tells court that £189k transfer was “seed money” for Spurs boss to invest in portfolio – not a bonus for profit from player sales THE DISPUTED payments at the centre of Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp’s tax evasion case were not bonuses but “seed money” to help him build an investment portfolio, his [...]
Harry’s relief at happy end to five-year tax trial nightmare February 8, 2012 EXONERATED Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp hailed the end of a five-year “nightmare” after he was cleared of tax evasion yesterday, paving the way for his likely appointment as England manager. His acquittal, and that of co-accused Milan Mandraic, the former Portsmouth chairman, by a 12-man jury came just hours before Fabio Capello dramatically quit as [...]