In December 1997, the club as well as sixteen Forest players, including Steve Hodge and Paul Hart, took Anderlecht to court, however the case was "lost in the annals of Belgian law".
In December 1997, the club as well as sixteen Forest players, including Steve Hodge and Paul Hart, took Anderlecht to court. The case was still alive at the time of the CAS decision in May 1998, however the case was eventually "lost in the annals of Belgian law".