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Jun 11 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
Craig Whyte is not a very popular man with quite a lot of people. Regularly on the Internet you can read comments from people looking forward to him going to jail (for something or other) or for even worse things happening to him. So there was some cause ...
Jun 9 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
In which I praise Private Eye for its news-gathering activities; comment on the failure of other news organisations to do the same; compliment the English courts for its open-ness; and contrast this with the prevailing mood in the Scottish courts regardin...
Jun 7 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
On 19th October 2012 Gladys Green, at that stage Chief Executive of The Rangers Football Club Ltd, agreed to transfer 714,285 shares owned by him to Laxey Partners Ltd once free to do so. Under the terms of the lock-in agreement entered into by Mr Green ...
Jun 6 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
Rangers International Football Club PLC (RIFC) made the following announcement yesterday:- Rangers International Football Club plc ("Rangers", the "Company" or "Club") Share Transfer Agreement The Company announces that under an agreement entered into by ...
Continue reading 'So Farewell Then Gladys Green! We Hardly Knew You'
Jun 6 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
In the flurry of Rangers activity, we were awaiting the contentious EGM, designed to place Mr Easdale and Mr Morgan on the Board at the instance of Blue Pitch Holdings. Maybe the appointment of Walter Smith as Chairman has allowed the possibility of harmo...
Jun 2 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
Thursday was a glorious day for Rangers. First of all the Pinsent Masons independent Report confirmed that there were no links between Mr Whyte and Mr Green – at least if you read the headlines to the media reports! Then … Continue reading →...
Jun 1 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
Imran Ahmad was described in the Rangers International prospectus as one of two "Key Employees", the other being Ally McCoist, "still the club's all-time leading goalscorer". However he apparently left his role as Commercial Director late in April in the ...
May 31 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
The discussion surrounding the 'Rangers FC – new or same club' question has always included, bubbling below the surface of superficial taunts and assertions, a reasoned debate with arguments presented by both sides. The position – or alleged position ...
May 31 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
One wonders who is responsible for writing the Stock Exchange releases for Rangers. I have mentioned before the fact that, in every LSE statement, there is mention that the "Club" is managed by Ally McCoist "who is still the Club's … Continue reading ...
May 30 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
At the end of my post this morning about the Pinsent Masons investigation into "the connections between Craig Whyte and former and current personnel of the Company and its subsidiaries" I wondered how the mainstream media might report matters. The answer...
May 30 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
So the verdict has been pronounced… 30 May 2013 Rangers International Football Club plc (the "Company") Conclusion of Independent Review On behalf of Rangers International Football Club plc, the non-executive directo...
May 28 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
Your assertion that because a different company now owns "Crystal Palace" means that the club is a different club is not quite correct. Crystal Palace was incorporated as in 1905 and remained within this legal structure until 1984 when a new company was s...
Continue reading 'TyroneBhoy Replies to the “Crystal Palace = Rangers” Post'
May 27 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
I noticed one of the Charlotte Fakes 'leaked' docs had an email address for Gladys Green: cgreen@holmedownstud.com and I wondered whether this was kosher or faked as I hadn't previously come across Green being connected with a company of that name. A qui...
May 27 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
There was an interesting blog post by Daniel O'Connell brought to my attention at the weekend. His contention was that Rangers would be breaching the terms of the SFA player registration rules by registering its new signings on 1st September, which is the...
May 25 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
Dundee Football Club has had its share of financial trouble over recent years. Administration (twice). The ruinous Marr Brothers regime. Ravanelli. Caniggia. Giovanni Di Stefano. Arkan. Despite this, and as a result of Rangers own woes last season, they h...
May 24 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
To All concerned regarding D&P's decision not to sell players while in administration. I stated D&P could not sell outwith the transfer window, and this may strictly not be true, and incredible as it may seem I may be wrong. They may have sought s...
May 22 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
Earlier in the week I confidently predicted that the appeal to the Upper Tribunal would probably, based upon the time lag for fixing other Upper Tribunal Tax appeals, not be heard until the summer of 2014, or even later. Clearly the UTT was awaiting my pr...
May 20 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
The Upper Tribunal (Tax) has on its list a case of great interest to the football fans of Scotland. Well, actually it is listed as five separate appeals, which will however be heard at the one time. HMRC is listed … Continue reading →...
Continue reading 'When Will the “Rangers” Tax Appeal Be Heard? Summer 2014? Later?'
May 19 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
Two weeks ago we saw the reaction of Rangers to the publication of the "Rangers masterplan". The reaction might be seen by some as rather extreme. The day after the publication, the BBC had sent its journalists along to Ibrox … Continue reading →...
May 18 on Random Thoughts Re Scots Law
Over recent days various documents have appeared online under the name "Charlotte Fakes" seeming to refer to the dealings involving Craig Whyte, Gladys Green and Rangers. I have not commented on them in detail so far for various reasons. First … Contin...