Judge orders Tottenham & Leyton Orient not to appeal against Olympic Stadium rejection

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A High Court Judge warned Tottenham and Leyton Orient not to appeal against his rejection of their attempts to obstruct West Ham’s planned move to the Olympic Stadium in Stretford.

Mr Justice Davis rejected the teams’ challenges to the proposed bid, advising against a “knee jerk” appeal against the decision that saw the Hammers given use of the stadium after the 2012 games are completed next summer.

He has also demanded the teams to compensate the legal costs by the Olympic Park Legacy Company and Newham Council which could amount to £1 million.

“I would hope renewal appeal on all points is not a knee-jerk reaction and careful consideration will be given to the extent of renewal, if any,” Mr Davis said, according to The Telegraph.

He further called Tottenham’s challenge “more the product of legal ingenuity than of substance”.

In the four- page judgement, Mr Davis declared his dissatisfaction for Tottenham’s case and described the appealappeal as “puzzling” and “unarguable”.

Spurs had earlier argued that Newham’s agreement with West Ham for a £40m loan in a joint venture breached European Commission law, but Mr Davis debunked the accusation, adding: “I simply do not understand the… suggestions that Newham’s approach was inherently discriminatory.”