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| Leyton Orient lose Olympic Stadium tenancy review bid | Leyton Orient lose Olympic Stadium tenancy review bid |
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| Leyton Orient have lost their bid to win a judicial review into the decision to grant West Ham the tenancy of the Olympic Stadium. | Leyton Orient have lost their bid to win a judicial review into the decision to grant West Ham the tenancy of the Olympic Stadium. |
| The club argued the London Legacy Development Corporation was wrong to award sole tenancy to the Hammers and wanted to share the use of the venue. | |
| Orient argued they did not want to "disrupt or delay" West Ham's move. | |
| But lawyers for the corporation said their case was "unarguable" and "lacked merit". | |
| At the High Court, Mr Justice Lewis said the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) had made the decisions it was entitled to make and those decisions were not irrational. | |
| Earlier, Adam Lewis QC, representing the club, said: "Leyton Orient does not suggest that it would be viable as a sole occupant of the stadium. | |
| "Nor does it seek by these proceedings to prevent, disrupt or delay West Ham's move to the stadium. | |
| "Rather Leyton Orient wishes to be allowed back into the procurement competition... and to be awarded a concession to use the stadium jointly with West Ham." | |
| Orient claimed their bid for a ground-share was not considered properly. | |
| The LLDC turned it down on cost grounds, BBC London sports news correspondent Adrian Warner reported. |