KingBrian
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Hearts and Partick Thistle have lost their fight to have their respective relegations overturned by the courts.
Lord Clark said that the clubs are contractually obliged to comply with the rules of the SPFL and Scottish FA.
That means the hearing will go to an independent tribunal set up through the Scottish FA rules, but the association will not adjudicate in the case.
QC's from both sides had been providing submissions via video link to the Court of Session for the past three days.
Hearts and Partick claimed unfair prejudice after clubs agreed to end the season early, resulting in their relegation, and wanted the case heard in open court.
A motion by the three clubs whose promotions could be scrapped - Dundee Utd, Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers - to have the case dropped was also dismissed by the judge.
The petition from Hearts and Thistle came after SPFL clubs failed to support the league's proposal for reconstruction, which would have kept those two and League One's bottom side Stranraer up.
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Lord Clark said that the clubs are contractually obliged to comply with the rules of the SPFL and Scottish FA.
That means the hearing will go to an independent tribunal set up through the Scottish FA rules, but the association will not adjudicate in the case.
QC's from both sides had been providing submissions via video link to the Court of Session for the past three days.
Hearts and Partick claimed unfair prejudice after clubs agreed to end the season early, resulting in their relegation, and wanted the case heard in open court.
A motion by the three clubs whose promotions could be scrapped - Dundee Utd, Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers - to have the case dropped was also dismissed by the judge.
The petition from Hearts and Thistle came after SPFL clubs failed to support the league's proposal for reconstruction, which would have kept those two and League One's bottom side Stranraer up.
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