He said issuing the warning had been 'wholly appropriate' and 'wholly necessary'.

And this wholly appropriate victory will create profoundly mixed responses from footballing people across the land.

There was a feeling that victory would be wholly appropriate.

Profits, either operating or pre-tax, were also not considered wholly appropriate for unquoted companies, as these businesses are likely to keep pre-tax profits to a minimum to reduce tax.

Although it was wholly appropriate to deny actionability where the non-physical consequences were trivial, it was important that the bar should not be set too high.