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The good news with Wycombe is, given the masterful grasp of dates and times that Couhig has shown in his interviews and press statements, the odds of him actually turning up to any meetings on the right day are basically zero.

The good news with Wycombe is, given the masterful grasp of dates and times that Couhig has shown in his interviews and press statements, the odds of him actually turning up to any meetings on the right day are basically zero.

So presumably the High Court is the only option then. If Quantuma have had legal advice that they aren’t creditors, then they legally can’t pay them anything without risking legal action from the other creditors etc. No amount of arbitration will change that. So we need a higher authority to make a decision.

You can absolutely go to court to get an injunction, or similar, without a plaintiff serving you.  The EFL have given the admins a statement of their position. If that contravenes insolvency law, we get a court to step in and stop it.

You can absolutely go to court to get an injunction, or similar, without a plaintiff serving you.  The EFL have given the admins a statement of their position. If that contravenes insolvency law, we get a court to step in and stop it.

That’s the really weird thing. As of January 2021, we were officially innocent of basically everything. The EFL had appealed but the result of that appeal wouldn’t be announced until May 2021. So what even is their claim? Or have they changed it since (thus rendering all claims about it being a long-standing one moot)?

You can absolutely go to court to get an injunction, or similar, without a plaintiff serving you.  The EFL have given the admins a statement of their position. If that contravenes insolvency law, we get a court to step in and stop it.

The good news with Wycombe is, given the masterful grasp of dates and times that Couhig has shown in his interviews and press statements, the odds of him actually turning up to any meetings on the right day are basically zero.

The good news with Wycombe is, given the masterful grasp of dates and times that Couhig has shown in his interviews and press statements, the odds of him actually turning up to any meetings on the right day are basically zero.

The good news with Wycombe is, given the masterful grasp of dates and times that Couhig has shown in his interviews and press statements, the odds of him actually turning up to any meetings on the right day are basically zero.

So presumably the High Court is the only option then. If Quantuma have had legal advice that they aren’t creditors, then they legally can’t pay them anything without risking legal action from the other creditors etc. No amount of arbitration will change that. So we need a higher authority to make a decision.

If I was HMRC, I’d be very tempted to attend, and bring a couple of senior auditors, a bailiff or 2 and maybe one of their enhanced interrogation experts (HMRC have those, right?). Make sure everyone is fully aware of what HMRC losing their share might mean.

What authority do they have to summon Morris, HMRC, MSD either?

The problem is, by that argument, nobody should be allowed to own a company unless they can personally cover the entire companies operating costs themselves.  If you want to start a company, you basically need to be richer than the company can ever possibly be before you're allowed to start/own it.
So if you start a little bedroom company, and you get to the stage where you're doing well and have got a few employees etc.  Congratulations, the company is now potentially going to cost you more than your entire personal wealth if anything bad happens (like a global pandemic, maybe?). Should you be forced to close the company?  
Like it or not, Limited companies exist for very good reasons, and the upsides of having them far outweigh the risks.
And as for penalties on Morris, there won't be any (as long as hasn't done anything outright illegal, like stole from the pension fund or something, which I don't believe he has).  That's literally the point of limited companies.
If you want to start arguing that football clubs shouldn't be limited companies, then there's maybe some mileage there. But I guarantee you, we would have no bidders at all if the new owners were required to personally guarantee any future losses.  And neither would a lot of clubs.

The good news with Wycombe is, given the masterful grasp of dates and times that Couhig has shown in his interviews and press statements, the odds of him actually turning up to any meetings on the right day are basically zero.

I also assume this is going to more like getting an injunction or a quick ruling on a point of law. It’s not going to be some massive multi-week trial thing, with witnesses and juries or anything.

What authority do they have to summon Morris, HMRC, MSD either?

The good news with Wycombe is, given the masterful grasp of dates and times that Couhig has shown in his interviews and press statements, the odds of him actually turning up to any meetings on the right day are basically zero.

The good news with Wycombe is, given the masterful grasp of dates and times that Couhig has shown in his interviews and press statements, the odds of him actually turning up to any meetings on the right day are basically zero.

The good news with Wycombe is, given the masterful grasp of dates and times that Couhig has shown in his interviews and press statements, the odds of him actually turning up to any meetings on the right day are basically zero.

The good news with Wycombe is, given the masterful grasp of dates and times that Couhig has shown in his interviews and press statements, the odds of him actually turning up to any meetings on the right day are basically zero.

The good news with Wycombe is, given the masterful grasp of dates and times that Couhig has shown in his interviews and press statements, the odds of him actually turning up to any meetings on the right day are basically zero.

The good news with Wycombe is, given the masterful grasp of dates and times that Couhig has shown in his interviews and press statements, the odds of him actually turning up to any meetings on the right day are basically zero.

So presumably the High Court is the only option then. If Quantuma have had legal advice that they aren’t creditors, then they legally can’t pay them anything without risking legal action from the other creditors etc. No amount of arbitration will change that. So we need a higher authority to make a decision.

I also assume this is going to more like getting an injunction or a quick ruling on a point of law. It’s not going to be some massive multi-week trial thing, with witnesses and juries or anything.