Man City's hearing for 115 charges begins
"What about legal costs?
This specific case is six years in the making, so legal fees on both sides are already estimated at tens of millions of pounds before the hearing even starts.
Expect whichever side 'wins' to make a claim for costs.
For context, the Premier League wanted Everton to pay the full £4.9m legal costs of their first PSR six-point deduction case from last season. Everton's lawyer Celia Rooney told the appeal that those figures were “frankly eye-watering”.
However, an appeal board ruled Everton should pay £1.7m and the Premier League cover the remaining £3.2m legal fees.
Any costs being paid by the Premier League at the end of the City case would have to be spread across the 20 clubs which make up the league.
City's legal team is being led by Lord Pannick KC, reported to charge £5,000 an hour for his services. He helped City overturn a two-year European ban in 2020 and has also advised former Prime Minister Boris Johnston.
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