Manchester City and Premier League are engaged in a legal battle with the division's champions defending themselves over 115 charges but regardless of the outcome, lawyers will find success

Manchester City have accused the Premier League of being “misleading” following the fallout from a ruling on the league’s regulations on Associated Party Transactions (APT). In a letter sent to the other 19 teams and the Premier League,

Manchester City have gone to the mattresses with the Premier League and depending on who you ask, it could mean everything or nothing. A three-strong tribunal panel of former judges ruled that City were unsuccessful in much of their legal case against the Premier League’s commercial and sponsorship rules,

Premier League club executives fear the competition’s governance could effectively go into stasis, with one source describing Manchester City’s ongoing legal action as a “war”.Aside from the temporary state of limbo from the wait to amend the Associated Party Transaction [APT] rules after Monday’s announcement,

The APT dispute between Manchester City and the Premier League has reached a verdict but a far bigger case continues

The Premier League’s civil war will enter a new phase over the next month when Manchester City are expected to receive legal notices from rival clubs that reserve their rights to seek damages. Claims for breach of contract generally have a six-year limitation and,

The ruling over APT is separate from the case over 115 breaches of the PL's financial rules which is still pending

Back in June, Manchester City took the Premier League to independent arbitration, claiming that the existing associated party transaction rules (APT) were unfair. This is a separate case to the 115 charges hanging over City — but could have important ramifications for its parent issue.