Putney News: Tennis Club Concedes Key Points As Judge Hints At Supreme Court Battle
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Putney News | 25 January 2026 | Kieren McCarthy
"Judge openly discusses appeals as six-day Wimbledon Park trial concludes."
"The final day of the Wimbledon Park statutory trust trial concluded on Friday with the judge openly discussing how his ruling might be challenged in the Supreme Court – a striking signal that he may be leaning toward finding against the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC).
After six days of intensive legal argument in a well-attended courtroom at the Rolls Building, Mr Justice Thompsell thanked lawyers on both sides for helping him navigate what he called “watchmaking” – piecing together the complex springs and cogs of century-old local government legislation.
But his parting words were telling: he said he “suspects that one or other of the parties will end up going to the Supreme Court” and suggested lawyers might want to draft an order for the Court of Appeal “to speed things up.”
