Royal Albert Hall seat holders lose £500k damages bid against venue

Royal Albert Hall seat holders lose £500k damages bid against venue

Three seat holders at London’s Royal Albert Hall have lost their bid for damages after accusing the venue’s operator of depriving them of their rights to seats. The seat holders are Arthur George, William Stockler, and Alexander Stockler, who came together to claim that they had “unlawfully” been excluded from more performances than the rules allow. The rules in question are laid out by the venue, and the three of them sought out £500,000 in dam…

Judge rules against Royal Albert Hall seat owners in dispute over the venue’s slightly bizarre seat ownership system

A high court judge has declined to issue a summary judgment against the Royal Albert Hall over how frequently the London venue classifies its shows as ‘exclusives’, which stops the venue’s ‘seat owners’ from using their seats. Because, you see, the charity that runs the Royal Albert Hall doesn’t actually own all the seats in the building and how it deals with the seats owned by third parties is set out in a bespoke act of Parliament. Basically, …

Omnihanded Entertainmet News | Royal Albert Hall seat holders lose £500k damages bid against venue

Three seat holders at London’s Royal Albert Hall have lost their bid for damages after accusing the venue’s operator of depriving them of their rights to seats. The seat holders are Arthur George, William Stockler, and Alexander Stockler, who came together to claim that they had “unlawfully” been excluded from more performances than the rules allow. The rules in question are laid out by the… Source