![\"\"](\"https:\/\/valloni.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Wimbledon-Off-Court-Legal-Battle-VALLONI-2026.png\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), better known as Wimbledon, which was founded on 23 July 1868, is experiencing battles not only on its famous grass tennis courts but also off them in the law courts, namely the High Court and the Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n
The legal battles relate to the AELTC \u00a3200 million (around Sw.Frs. 207 million) plan to build a 38-court expansion and 8,000-seat stadium on former public land in Wimbledon Park.<\/p>\n
The plan is being opposed by Save Wimbledon Park (SWP), a local residents association, on two fronts: a High Court challenge regarding a 150-year-old statutory trust restriction, under the Public Health Act 1875 and a Court of Appeal case concerning the planning permission granted in 2024.<\/p>\n
In the Statutory Trust case,\u00a0SWP argues that the land is protected for public use, a restriction that remained when the AELTC bought the freehold in 1993. On the other hand, the AELTC disputes this. If the High Court, in fact, finds that there is a trust, the planned expansion cannot take place, and AELTC has conceded this.<\/p>\n