Trial date for Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis’ High Court libel claim set
A trial date has been set for Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis's High Court libel claim against a Greek football rival. Marinakis is seeking damages between £1 million and £5 million for false allegations related to match-fixing and drug trafficking. The case involves several parties, including Eirini Karypidou and Ari Harow, who are defending the claims on the grounds of truth and public interest.
- ▪Evangelos Marinakis is suing Eirini Karypidou over allegations of match-fixing and drug trafficking.
- ▪The trial date has been established following preliminary rulings by Mr Justice Johnson.
- ▪Marinakis claims the allegations have caused him serious reputational harm.
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SportFootballNewsTrial date for Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis’ High Court libel claim setMr Marinakis is seeking between £1 million and £5 million in damagesCallum Parke Wednesday 20 May 2026 17:52 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2980614","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/evangelos-marinakis-nottingham-forest-libel-b2980614.html","title":"Trial date for Evangelos Marinakis’ High Court libel claim set"}}Stan Collymore: Marinakis controversial but good for Nottingham ForestYour support helps us to tell the storyRead…
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