Farnell was the lead lawyer on the 2016 sale of Swansea City to new owners; on the sale of the club, and was later accused by former director Steve Penny, who wanted to profit from the sale of the club, of bullying and intimidation during a board meeting, to make him leave. The judge found that these claims were unsupported. Penny and fellow director Don Keefe won their claim of unfair dismissal.
