EPL Tottenham To Wait For Court Battle With Nearby Archway Sheet Metal Works

A business standing in the way of Tottenham's £400M ($608M) stadium redevelopment plans has "launched a High Court battle to stay put," according to John Aston of the PA. It was agreed on Thursday that the case brought by Archway Sheet Metal Works will be heard from Feb. 17-18 by Justice Dove, "who revealed in court he is an Aston Villa fan." Last November, a "mystery fire gutted the premises near the North Stand at Premier League club Tottenham's White Hart Lane ground in north London." Josif Josif, 46, who runs the family business, said at the time of the fire, "People were calling us and threatening us and we were receiving bomb threats and that started a few months ago, but we don't know if that's got anything to do with it." The firm describes itself as a "wonderfully old-fashioned family business" producing metal items for the catering and hospitality industry. The owners have "been in a dispute with Spurs for the last decade over the club's redevelopment plans" (PA, 1/15).