Leyton Orient’s application for a judicial review into the Olympic Park Legacy Company’s (OPLC) decision to award the Olympic Stadium to West Ham was granted at a hearing at High Court today.

A full judicial review will now begin on Tuesday, October 18.

Mr Justice Collins found in favour of the O’s and Tottenham, reversing the previous decision made by Mr Justice Davis.

In a statement on the club’s website, Orient chairman, Barry Hearn, said: “The decision is a clear vindication of our determination to take legal action to right this injustice.

“It is clear that the judge saw that there was a real case that the Newham loan to enable West Ham to win the bid was illegal.

“The judge was also troubled by the fees paid by West Ham to an OPLC employee saying that this matter deserved further examination.

“We will continue to fight to the end to safeguard the future of our Club and if that means standing alone as the little guy against the powers that be in authority then so be it.

“No-one has considered the impact on Leyton Orient of this move and it is not right that the legacy of what will be an amazing Olympic Games could be to put a family Football Club with 130 years of history in its local community out of business.”