"A high-court claim that had pitted the leading sports agent Jonathan Barnett against his former business partners, Olympic medallists John Regis and Jennifer Stoute, was withdrawn following an extraordinary three-year legal battle. A partnership of which Barnett was a member, the sports agency Stellar Athletics LLP, pursued a claim against Regis and Stoute for 1.2m after they left the partnership in 2021."
"Stellar Athletics LLP, in court documents signed by Barnett, claimed it was owed 952,000 by Regis and Stoute for money they were alleged to have taken in excess of their profit share to cover costs incurred while working for the company for 20 years, plus around 300,000 in damages after the pair left and set up a rival agency, Astra Partners."
A high-court claim between sports agent Jonathan Barnett and former partners John Regis and Jennifer Stoute was withdrawn after a three-year legal battle and settled by CAA Stellar in April 2024. Stellar Athletics LLP had pursued £1.2m, including £952,000 alleged to be taken in excess of profit shares and about £300,000 in damages after Regis and Stoute left and formed rival agency Astra Partners. The settlement followed Regis and Stoute discovering dozens of racist, sexist and homophobic text messages allegedly sent by other figures in sport to a phone number registered to Barnett. There is no suggestion Barnett sent or supported the messages. Barnett co-founded the Stellar Group and represented high-profile footballers.
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