jaybs wrote:
Their owner has made it clear, he has spoken with a QC and he will break the salary cap. interesting to see what RFL will do.
If in my day job I had a pound for every time that type of threat was made and turned out just to be bluster, i would be very rich.
Courts in England and Wales have generally not sided with clubs or individuals who have joined an association agreeing to accept its rules and who then seek redress stating those rules are unfair. Judges usually cite a principle of non-interference which dates back to a 1978 case McInnes v. Onslow-Fane. Most such cases refer to disciplinary cases as it would presumably here if the RFL went after Leigh for breaches of the salary cap.
If Leigh are convinced the salary cap is a restraint of trade, they are of course entitled to pursue a case themselves. The fact that they are not possibly speaks volumes.