I'm no legal expert - though I worked alongside a Barrister for 4 years or so many moons ago. I have an understanding of how carefully they choose each and every word in their advice.
As we've seen from the published Rangers and Thistle legal advice there is a case to be answered. Its not that simple though. Its an expensive process, especially if you lose, and then there's the added fallout from the public humiliation of losing - if that's what happens. Put simply, my belief is that the legal advice, particularly in Rangers case, pointed to no better than a 50/50 chance of success. Its easy for us on here to say that's a worthwhile gamble but we aren't the ones with the chequebook out. Furthermore, with Hearts and Thistle (and Stranraer), being the clubs with a direct and provable disadvantage as a result of what's gone on I'd say they have the stronger case. If Hearts don't get reconstruction - or compensation - then Budge may well consider it worth the gamble. I suspect, though, that we won't be seeing any of the SPFL Executive in a Courtroom any time soon though.