Donāt believe there are any courts involved. This is being turned over to an independent panel and their verdict is final, not able to be appealed. Donāt know why people keep glossing over that. While thereās no timeline for a ruling, once itās made, thatās it.
Not that I think the ruling will be that they vacate any titles.
They can appeal, but the scope is limited and CAS will not be involved at all. It will all go through the Premier League.
From The Athletic article :
Would City have the right to appeal?
Yes. A club or person that wishes to challenge a disciplinary decision can do so through the Premier Leagueās appeals process.
Their appeal would go through to the Appeal Board, which would have the power to accept, dismiss or vary (i.e. change) a decision.
If that appeal fails, it can be reviewed by way of arbitration under Section X of the Premier Leagueās handbook, but the grounds for appeal at this level are incredibly narrow.
āThe decision of a commission or appeal panel canāt be challenged by way of arbitration on the basis that a party thinks the decision is simply wrong or harsh,ā says Hill.
āRule X.4 requires that it has to be based on serious substantive grounds, such as a lack of jurisdiction, fraud, malice or bad faith, serious procedural errors, perverse interpretation of the law or the decision being one that could not reasonably have been reached.
āGiven the high-profile nature of these proceedings and the experienced lawyers who will be hearing the matter, I would be surprised if any of those grounds for review were present at the end of the process, although you can never rule it out.
āIād therefore expect that the decision of an appeal board is probably the end of it, unless the club wants to draw the process out for as long as possible by exhausting itself of every possible option.ā
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