Manchester City launch fresh legal challenge against Premier League with 'unlawful' claim Manchester City have ramped up their battle with the Premier League after launching a new legal challenge against the division's sponsorship rules, which they consider to be 'unlawful'.
The club were defeated in November last year when the majority of top-flight sides voted in favour of changes to the Premier League's Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules following a legal challenge by City last summer.
City only received the backing of three other Premier League clubs in the vote, but a new report from The Times says the club's lawyers have now informed the league that they are seeking another arbitration on the matter.
City's request for new arbitration will be overseen by Lord Pannick, the same barrister who is leading their defence against them over 115 charges of alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules.
"Manchester City FC seeks a declaration that the amendments approved by clubs in November (and therefore the current APT rules in force) are unlawful and void.
