Nottingham Forest's Premier League financial breach case will be heard next week.
An independent panel will hear the case on Thursday and Friday, March 7th and 8th, with leading sports lawyer Nick DeMarco KC leading Forest's defense team.
Forest was indicted in January. Alleged violations of the league's Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) in accounting for the 2022-23 season.
The outcome of the lawsuit could affect the survival of the Premier League.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side sit one place out of the relegation zone with 24 points, four points ahead of Luton, who have a game in hand.
Under Premier League rules, clubs can lose up to £105m over three seasons, or £35m per season, before being sanctioned.
Forest manager will likely claim that part of the reason he went over the limit was because he chose not to sell forward Brennan Johnson before the June 30 accounting deadline to maximize his fee. .
they eventually Johnson sold to Tottenham on September 1 for a fee of over £45m.
A verdict is not expected until April and could be appealed.
Everton's penalties for breaching the Premier League's financial regulations on Monday were: Points reduced from 10 points to 6 points After the club lodged an objection, Instant deduction received in November last year.
But the Toffees are also waiting to see if they will face further punishment for the 2022-23 accounting violations they were charged with in January along with Forrest.
The Premier League said at the time that both clubs had “respectively confirmed breaches of the league's profitability and sustainability regulations”.
A date for Everton's hearing has not yet been announced, but the hearing must be held by April 8th. However, in the case of an appeal, the process may take until May 24, the week after the season ends.
