Akshay Sewlikar and Patrick Lloyd have authored a new article for LawInSport tackling a question with real stakes for any club under Premier League scrutiny: does relegation put a club beyond the reach of PL sanctions? Drawing on the recent Leicester City Commission and Appeal Board decisions, Akshay and Patrick show why the answer is no, examining the Premier League’s continuing jurisdiction over relegated clubs, its power to recommend points deductions to the EFL, and a notably less deferential standard of appellate review on questions of law. Their takeaway is one every club, owner, and adviser should note: with the PL and EFL increasingly acting in concert on financial sustainability, relegation no longer offers a way out.
