it thinks fit." The initial hearing dates set aside last until Friday, November 16, although both November 20 and 21 have also been allocated should it require more time. SPL lawyers have to lodge a list of witnesses for the hearing by October 19 and has any other relevant party who wishes to be represented at the hearing lodge their intimation to do so by November 1. Earlier this week Rangers chief executive Mr Green the newco owners would not be cooperating with the SPL inquiry, and claimed it would have no legal effect on it. One possible outcome from the investigation would be the stripping of Rangers' titles during the time it used EBTs, although Mr Green claimed Sevco had bought the titles and could not therefore lose them. This came as the First Tier Tax Tribunal confirmed it expected to return its verdict on Rangers' use of EBTs next month. It is part of a long-standing separate appeal by the Ibrox club against HM Revenue and Custom's 49m tax bill it hit the club with after deeming their use of the tax avoidance scheme was against the rules.