Never bothered me the story of Pinto handing over more evidence of his crime, pretty sure that unless it showed City committing a crime, then City are the owners of the data, and the only ones who have access to it.This is where the non cooperation charges probably came from, with City`s lawyers probably arguing that the PL did not charge City on the first instance, to verify a legal right to the information, and that no other Club has been asked for this information, despite numerous chances to use this right to information not covered in the rules.
You don’t have to be a dick your entire life. Do you honestly think I’m gonna waste my Boxing Day engaging in a tedious play on words with you?
City went to the commercial court to challenge the PL's right to see who the club regarded as commercially sensitive information as they were concerned that the data would a) be valuable to the PL as a commercial entity and b) would leak to rival clubs They lost the case City then had no option due the commercial court's ruling but to make the information available Also the judge ruled that the verdict could be made public which was appealed by the club supported by the PL however the appeal judge dismissed the appeal thus the PL's investigation became public It seems surprising to me that the club could be charged with non-cooperation unless the PL expected that they had the right to wholesale access why as City would release documents upon request
On cooperation, I wouldn’t assume anything. There will be good arguments even on that set of charges. “Exceptional cooperation” is a reason for mitigation but some of those matters assume, I would say, infer you don’t breach unless really obstructive and unreasonable. We don’t know what City did (challenging in the HC doesn’t seem to me to be non cooperation per se) and one would assume post the HC case they complied even if reluctantly and in a generally resistant mode. That isn’t massively unusual in disputes. Anyway this is what is “exceptional cooperation”. I think we can assume City won’t get mitigation (!) but punished? Not clear.
Nonsense?
