The Best saga is story that keeps on giving

PERCEPTIONS are counting for plenty in the curious case of Matthew Lohn.

The perception of BHA bungling in one of the biggest disciplinary cases for years; of further mismanagement in staying mum as the Jim Best conviction was quashed; and now of further agony for the ruling authority on revealing as many as seven other cases may have to be reopened.

The curious case of Matthew Lohn is the story that keeps on giving. The solicitor’s paid work for the BHA for more than two years while sitting on independent disciplinary panels for the same body looks like the stuff of dreams for those whose convictions may now be reviewed.