Eddie O'Connell and Jim Lambe lose horseracing rules appeal

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Eddie O’Connell and Jim Lambe lost their Supreme Court appeal over the Turf Club’s power to enforce horseracing rules, reported on 26 June 2015. Their action arose from an investigation into alleged irregular betting linked to a race at Downpatrick on 21 September 2011, which both men denied. The Supreme Court also rejected the Turf Club’s appeal against a finding that it could be subject to judicial review. Following the investigation, Lambe was acquitted fully, while O’Connell was found to have breached the rules of racing.

The five-judge court gave a unanimous decision dismissing the men’s appeal, with Mr Justice Donal O’Donnell saying the central premise of their argument was false.