St Mary's Old Boys' Club, Crosby

It was believed that the club was the only alumni association in the UK holding a licence which permitted it to serve intoxicants seven-days-a-week.

Links between the School and the club were severed in 1999 owing to a scandal and resulting court case, Stringer v. Usher, Smith, Flanagan and Fleming.

An attempted witch-hunt against that member collapsed when the committee was forced into a humiliating climb-down at Liverpool County Court, incurring £10,000 in costs.

[3] An unlawful attempt to re-imburse the Defendants' costs out of club funds was abandoned under the threat of further legal action.

In 2000 and 2004[4] Merseyside Police raised objections to the continuance of the club on the grounds that it was 'improperly run' and for 'blatant disregard' of the licensing laws.

[6] The Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise are also investigating the club for failure to pay Corporation Tax and VAT dating back to the 1990s.