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A story from the Times on Friday last.

 

Pundit seeks £750,000 damages from his own Lawyers.

 

A former footballer is seeking more than £750,000 in damages from a law firm after he took a Turkish club to a FIFA tribunal.

 

Michael Stewart claimed that the world football body's Dispute Resolution Chamber(DRC) would probably made an enhanced award, taking account of tax, if it had been sought.

 

The former professional who played for Hibs and Hearts, raised a claim in a commercial action at the Court of Session in Edinburgh alleging breach of contract and fault and negligence by Bridge Litigation UK.

 

The Glasgow based firm is contesting the claim and has lodged pleas seeking to be absolved from the action and the case dismissed.

 

Mr Stewart, 38 of Edinburgh, alleged he lost a sum equivalent to the UK income tax liability, on the sums awarded by the DRC amounting to £347,743. He also says he lost a sum equivalent to the interest that should have been sought on the amounts claimed in an action against his former club, Genclerbirligi, amounting to £319,151.

 

He said he had also incurred professional fees of £112, 596, as he sought to recover some of his losses.

 

Mr Stewart said he was no longer able to recover a sum equivalent to the UK tax liability on the money awarded by the DRC or interest on sums owed by his former club.

 

He said he had entered a contract with his club in 2010 which meant all payments made to him were to be without tax already deducted. Mr Stewart, a football pundit, said the club failed to make payments of various sums he was due.

 

He turned to the law firm for advice and a claim was brought to the DRC, which later made an award in his favour. During a hearing today, Lord Ericht , the judge, gave the parties time to make adjustments and set a further hearing for November.  

 

 

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Fantastic piece sir.

 

Bonner is the worst pundit I have ever had the misfortune of hearing. Only ever covers sellik games, hasn't a clue who plays for the opposition - 'the motherwell number 7', 'the livvy centre back' - and his match analysis is baffling. 'That was Cluj first chance of the match' was a particularly memorable one. it was 1-1 at the time.

 

And to top it off, we pay his wages.

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I don`t mind Yahoos covering Yahoo games. I don`t like Yahoos covering our or anyone else`s games though. That show on Sunday with East Fife with Walker and some other troll was archetypical of their bias and lack of impartiality. When it became clear that we beat them fare and square, they slowly changed the tune, but before that it was budget this, budget that, "remember the days in the lower leagues and how bad Albion Rovers fared not getting the Blue Pound", how poor our "second string" chaps performed as they should do better to fight for a slot in the starting line-up ... endless negativity.

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It's been amusing watching Tom English receive heat from irate Celtic supporters for his criticism of Tom Boyd's tin foil hat moment at the weekend. They've been truly angered that English doesn't agree with Boyd's ludicrous nonsense. 

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