oct 24, 2018 - Rangers lose Sports Direct court case as club
ordered to pay legal fees. Mr Justice Teare said
Rangers made an offer to another firm without
giving Sports Direct the chance to match the
offer.
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The judge had analysed the row at a High Court hearing in London earlier this month.
He indicated arguments about damages could be aired at another hearing.
Mr Justice Teare said Rangers had lost and would therefore pick up all lawyers' bills run up during the latest round of litigation.
Lawyers told him Sports Direct had spent about £280,000 and Rangers about £147,000.
The judge said legal bills would be assessed in detail before Rangers paid the full amount.
He said it might be argued Sports Direct's bills were "high or possibly unreasonably high".
Rangers made a deal relating to replica kit sales in June 2017, the judge said. The club then entered into a new agreement with a firm called the Elite Group in September 2018, he found.
Sports Direct bosses said Rangers were in breach of the agreement made with them, which was disputed by the club.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/rangers-lose-sports-direct-court-13471551
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