June the 8th - a week ago:
Boardroom battle at Stobart Group escalates with court action
According to reports, Stobart Group has filed a legal claim with the Commercial High Court against executive director and former chief executive Andrew Tinkler along with William Stobart, former chief operating officer, William Stobart, to recover an unspecified amount from them in relation to a tax scheme they set up as part of a related-party transaction in 2008.
June 11th - start of this week:
Stobart chief drawn into 'bullying' row over executives' revolt
Sky News has learnt that senior managers at the company have engaged Pennington Manches, a firm of solicitors, to advise them after more than 20 of them decided to support a campaign to oust Iain Ferguson.