Nottingham Forest’s Premier League financial breach case is scheduled to be heard next week.
An Independent Commission will hear the matter on Thursday and Friday, March 7 and 8, with leading sports lawyer Nick de Marco KC representing Forest.
Forest were charged in January with allegedly violating the league’s profit and sustainability standards (PSR) in their 2022-23 accounts.
The outcome of the case could determine their Premier League survival.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side is one point off the relegation zone with 24 points, four ahead of Luton, who have a game in hand.
Premier League regulations allow clubs to lose a maximum of £105 million over three seasons, or £35 million per campaign, before incurring punishment.
Forest is likely to argue that one of the reasons they exceeded the limit was its decision not to sell forward Brennan Johnson before the 30 June accounting deadline in order to maximise the fee.
They eventually sold Johnson to Tottenham for more over £45 million on September 1.
A ruling is not expected until April and will be open to appeals.
Everton’s penalty for violating Premier League financial rules was cut from 10 points to six on Monday after the club filed an appeal against the initial deduction they received in November of last year.
However, the Toffees are also waiting to see if they will be punished for more alleged breaches in their finances for 2022-23, for which they were charged in January alongside Forest.
At the time, the Premier League stated that both teams “have each confirmed that they are in breach of the league’s profitability and sustainability rules”.
Everton’s hearing date has yet to be determined, but it must take place before April 8th. However, any appeal may push the process back to May 24, a week after the season ends.
