Experienced team of specialist law in sport barristers have a range and depth of expertise in a number of areas, including the protection and exploitation of commercial rights and disciplinary, regulatory, personal injury and governance issues.
Sports Law, Legal 500 2020
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Outer Temple Chambers’ Sports Law team has barristers, including King’s Counsel and Senior Counsel, with established expertise nationally and internationally in sports law. The team offers comprehensive coverage of all areas of sports law practice.
Our Counsel provide advice, advocacy, analysis and answers in a commercial and client-focussed approach to both players and athletes, players’ associations and Sports Governing Bodies as well as national and international federations.
They appear in Courts, Tribunals and Arbitrations nationally and internationally, and provide reviews and advice on governance and the regulation of sport.
Our team has the established expertise to provide a fast and reactive response to urgent applications and hearings and is able to draw on experience sitting as mediators and panelists in domestic and international tribunals and advising and reviewing the work of international and national sports governing bodies in areas including anti-corruption and safeguarding.
We have specialist Counsel based in Europe and Australia with offices in London and Dubai.
Our members write and provide seminars, lectures and webinars on topical issues in and around Sports Law and regularly our members speak at Sports Law events and conferences.
We have leading experts acting in the areas of:
We having leading Counsel acting as tribunal members for:
Our Counsel have acted and advised in a range of sports including:
Recent Sports law related cases include:
Anti-Doping cases
Cases in the Courts on historic sex abuse of young players by coaches and vicarious liability for clubs.
Cases in on-field decisions in horse racing and rugby.
Cases in injuries acquired in sports injuries and equestrian events.
Our Members regularly speak and publish articles on Sports Law topics including:
Louis Weston:
Matthew McDonagh:
Sarah Crowther KC:
Patrick Sadd:
Harry Trusted and Patrick Tomison:
Victoria Brown:
The team includes members of:
Members are ranked in Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, WWL and Doyles directories in the UK and worldwide.
Please view our barrister profiles for ranking details on individuals
Outer Temple Chambers is a global set and the Sports Law team has experience of international litigation. Our services include advisory work, advocacy and representation in courts and tribunals globally.
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