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United step up court points battle By Phil Hay LEEDS United have served their High Court writ on the Football League, the Yorkshire Evening Post can reveal. United posted legal papers to the Football League by recorded delivery on Tuesday confirming that the club are suing the League over the 15-point penalty imposed on Leeds before the start of the season. The Football League were expected to receive the writ on Wednesday morning, and the papers are believed to be in the hands of their lawyers. Officials at the Football League were unavailable for comment today. Leeds chairman Ken Bates has taken his claim against the 15-point deduction to the High Court after claiming the League's decision to hand down the punishment was "wrongful". An appeal by United directly to the Football League has already been rejected, while two requests for the Football Association to intervene were also unsuccessful. Leeds had then intended to seek independent arbitration under FA rules, but the club abandoned that plan after Bates accused the governing body of "evasive behaviour and delaying tactics", an accusation which the FA denied. Speaking last month, Bates said: "We're suing the Football League for our 15 points because we believe, as we always have, that there was no justification for the penalty." The full article contains 212 words and appears in EP Leeds First & County newspaper. Last Updated: 09 February 2008 8:41 AM _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!! DELETE THE FOOTERS WHEN REPLYING YOU LAZY SODS!!!!
