The League One club, along with Tottenham Hotspur, have been granted a judicial review into the decision by the Olympic Park Legacy Company to award the Stadium to West Ham.
The chairman claims that if the Championship club are allowed to move into the Stadium then it could jeopardise Leyton Orient’s future.
A judicial review is due to take place on 18th October.
Hearn said: ‘It is a good battle to win but it is not the end of the war. I am very happy we have got it [the judicial review] because it gives us a chance to put our case’.
‘I think we are getting the feeling amongst ourselves that we are being forgotten about by everybody and ignored. The battle seems to be West Ham and Tottenham and that is totally irrelevant’.
If the judicial review is successful it could prevent London bidding to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships.
According to media reports, there has been speculation that Tottenham will drop their challenge to the decision if an agreement is reached to help fund a new stadium for them at Northumberland Park.
If this happens then Orient would be unable to continue their opposition because of lack of funding - however, Hearn has promised that they will take the case as far as they can.
Published: 03/09/2011
Source: http://www.sportindustry.biz/news/view/10313/orient-not-giving-up-on-olympic-stadium
