As many will be aware, Stewart Regan recently dismissed any notion of the SFA taking action in the event of any administrative or licensing wrongdoing or oversight being pointed out to him. He also maintained that those who had supported Res 12 were effectively hiding behind social media names and so on and were in effect anonymous!
This is not so, as the organisation Regan heads up has been written to by a large commercial firm of solicitors who have clearly advised that they act on behalf of a distinct class of people, namely shareholders in Celtic PLC who signed up to and supported Res 12 at the 2013 AGM.
However, in order to leave the SFA with absolutely no room for manoeuvre or excuse for failing to answer any questions, and following on from various people posting on CQN that they would not object to their names being given to the solicitors who have been, and will be, writing to the authorities in furtherance of the resolution’s aims and objectives, it has been decided to ask for written mandates authorising the solicitors to act on behalf of individual shareholders.
Accordingly, a style of standard mandate is produced below.
The mandate keeps the solicitors right, and it authorises them to write on behalf of the signatories to the SFA, Celtic PLC and UEFA. It does not authorise the solicitors to take any other action other than correspond.
It also authorises the solicitors to liaise with those who have already been instructing them in relation to the terms and the detail of any correspondence – in other words we (myself, Canamalar, Auldheid and Morrisey) will oversee the terms of the letters on behalf of all who sign the mandate.
By signing the mandate you will not be responsible for incurring fees or charges – they will be taken care of separately.
Accordingly, if you are a shareholder and you wish to add your name to those who are attempting to bring the SFA to heel via Resolution 12 and an approach to UEFA please print and sign the mandate below and post the signed copy to:
Mean City Media
Suite 5
8 Sandyford Place
Glasgow
G3 7NB
At the same time, if you can scan the signed mandate you can email it to [email protected] but it should also be posted.
If you cannot scan the signed mandate but have posted one, please drop a quick line to [email protected] to say that you have done so.
Can I stress that the sooner any mandates are signed and sent the better.
Thanks
BRTH
Mandate:
To BLM Solicitors
13 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 1HY
I ________________ residing at ________________ being a registered shareholder in Celtic PLC hereby authorise Messrs BLM solicitors, 13 Bath Street Glasgow G2 1HY to act on my behalf and in my name by corresponding with Celtic PLC, The Scottish Football Association, UEFA or any other body they see fit in relation to all matters concerning Resolution 12 which was formally placed on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting of Celtic PLC in November 2013 and which Resolution has been adjourned at each AGM thereafter. I further instruct and confirm, that you are hereby authorised to accept instructions on this matter from those shareholders who have already instructed BLM in this matter and with whom you have already been dealing with in relation to existing correspondence with Mr Andrew McKinlay of the SFA as they hold a mandate to instruct you on my behalf.
________________ Name
________________ Address
________________ Date
