JJB's £31.5million fundraising marred by 法廷 戦う／戦いs

By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday
Updated: 22:07 BST, 12 February 2011

Troubled retailer JJB Sports is embroiled in a 一連の 合法的な 戦う／戦いs with former directors as it tries to finalise a multi-million 続けざまに猛撃する fundraising 救助（する）.

An 雇用 法廷 審理，公聴会 was held in Manchester on Friday with director of 内部の audit Richard Hodson （人命などを）奪う，主張するing wrongful 解雇／（訴訟の）却下.

A 法廷 is also 未解決の with former group human 資源s director Jon

Lifeline: The company will this week 会合，会う 株主s to agree a £31.5million fundraising to keep it afloat

This month a 論争 with former 長，率いる of marketing Stuart Jones, the son of former chairman David Jones, was settled after he called off a 審理，公聴会.

一方／合間, 財政上の Mail has also learnt that JJB 創立者 Dave Whelan ーするつもりであるs to 追求する the 会社／堅い for £600,000. The money is understood to have been 予定 to Whelan's DW Sports as part of an incentive for a £2million 開発 事業／計画（する） but was not passed on by JJB. The 事例／患者 may hinge on whether a 最終期限 has been passed.

JJB 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Keith Jones was called to …に出席する the 審理，公聴会 with Hodson on Friday. He had only that morning 解放（する）d 詳細（に述べる）s to the 株式市場 of his 意向 to の近くに at least a fifth of JJB's 246 蓄える／店s.

Landlords have 反応するd 不正に to the 提案 after agreeing to 許す JJB to の近くに and 手渡す 支援する 賃貸し（する）s on 140 蓄える／店s いっそう少なく than two years ago.

'Coming 支援する a second time begins to look like more than bad luck,' said a source in 再編成.

JJB will this week 会合，会う 株主s to agree a £31.5million fundraising to keep the chain afloat.

The largest 株主s - David Herro at 私的な 投資 会社／堅い Harris Associates and Richard Bernstein at 行動主義者 基金 水晶 Amber - met last week to discuss prospects for the group, 含むing a その上の fundraising.

一方／合間, sources said 会談 over a 可能性のある 申し込む／申し出 for JJB from 競争相手 JD Sports are understood to be 進歩ing only slowly.