THE Lord Nuffield Club, formerly the Morris Motors Social and Athletic Club, is suing former chairman Tom Doliamie to gain possession of the flat he occupies at its Crescent Road premises in Cowley.

The case is due to be heard at Oxford County Court on December 21.

Mr Doliamie was at the centre of a row with the club's committee in 2004 when he sacked then banned all the other committee members.

Now developer Chesside Homes is building 17 houses and 46 flats, along with a new clubhouse, on part of the club's former premises. It plans to demolish the old clubhouse where Mr Doliamie lives.