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A judge has ruled the campaign group can act again.
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00:02in a court order the judge suggested a second legal battle would have a real prospect of success
00:09the order states that the appeal is expected to last three days with save wimbledon park saying
00:16that the hearing is expected to be held in 2027 save wimbledon park bought high court legal action
00:24against the all england club over the expansion on the land of the former wimbledon park golf club
00:31claiming that it was subject to a statutory trust under a 150 year old law which restricted its use
00:39in march a judge ruled the land was unencumbered by any statutory trust but the court of appeal has
00:47granted the group permission to challenge the ruling the campaign group said on wednesday that
00:53the all england club has been saying in public and to their members that proceeding with their plans
00:59was a foregone conclusion but the court of appeals decision showed this to be wishful thinking a
01:07spokesperson for the all england club said the decision was disappointing news but it was
01:14confident that the courts of appeal will recognize the strength of the high court ruling which found
01:20by a wide margin that the golf course land had never been held under such trust
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