Pompey court bid fails

Portsmouth have been dealt another blow after their application to have a winding up petition from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs struck out was dismissed by a High Court judge today.

Pompey court bid fails
Tue, 19 Jan, 2010 - 14:34

Portsmouth FC have been dealt another blow after their application to have a winding up petition from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs struck out was dismissed by a British High Court judge today.

The club has argued that the VAT portion of its massive tax bill is too high by £7.5m (€8.6m), but failed to convince Mr Justice Newey of this today.

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