Is the Begbies Traynor firm acting dishonestly? – I seriously doubt it!
Will the judge be easily prepared to effectively; destroy a local asset, hurt a town and cause job losses?
How impressed will he/she be with the gambling history of PS?
If the alleged broken promises made to fans are admitted into evidence – which from a contextual point of view, they might perhaps be – the damage to the PS case from that and assorted peripherals may be significant.
This is well outside my own dealings from criminal cases in Crown Court but judges, by and large, do like to take a broad overview – especially in cases which are finely balanced. They do try very hard to bring fairness whenever they can.
There is more than a chance that, prior to the hearing of the case, the judge may even act as arbiter and make suggestions which both parties would do well to heed.
