“You might walk past the International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC) in central London a hundred times without noticing it. Dwarfed by nearby St Paul’s Cathedral, the smart office building where arbitration rooms can be hired by the day for up to £5,000 ($6,580) seems unassuming. But the IDRC has emerged as a key battleground for some of English football’s most compelling contests over the last 12 months. It is where Manchester City faced the Premier League’s 115 charges at the back end of last year — the result is still to be confirmed — and where Burnley have sought compensation of up to £60million from Everton in what could yet be a landmark case. …”
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