The home of British racing "declined the opportunity to settle with an axed contractor and is ready to fight the case in the High Court," according to Daniel Johnson of the London TELEGRAPH. Court proceedings "have been issued by lawyers acting for Stephen Saunders and his company" Silverstone Hospitality Ltd., which is now in administration after its contract with Silverstone was terminated in December. With traditional F1 circuits already in precarious circumstances, "this ongoing legal row is another expense Silverstone could do without as it looks to return to profit for the first time in years." Although it will not sit for at least another two months, "the case will examine in forensic detail the boardroom coup which saw Richard Phillips, the managing director of 10 years, removed along with a number of his fellow senior managers." Lawrence Tomlinson, former "entrepreneur in residence" to the government, will feature highly after being instrumental in the process by which Patrick Allen took over as CEO (TELEGRAPH, 3/19).
