The High Court has made an extended civil restraint order (ECRO) against a former Premier League footballer over his continued attempts to sue his former solicitors. Mr Finnan was an Irish international best known for his time at Liverpool, where he was part of the 2005 Champions League winning team. Two months later, the Court of Appeal refused a further application to re-open the intended appeal, certifying it as totally without merit. In the latest proceedings, said Johnson J, Mr Finnan “seeks to make essentially the same claim” against CRS. Further, Johnson J went on, the claims were time-barred.