Louis Weston acts for WPBSA in prosecution of snooker professional for match fixing

Louis Weston successfully acted for the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) in the prosecution of former Northern Ireland Open champion, Mark King for match fixing, ending with a five year ban and an award of costs to the WPBSA of just under £70,000.

Mark King was suspended by the WPBSA on 18th March 2023 after suspicious betting was reported on his match with Joe Perry on 13 February, 2023 at the Welsh Open. King, who denied the charges in the case, has until 28 November 2024 to appeal against the decisions of the independent disciplinary committee, which also ordered him to pay £68,000 costs.

Reasons for the liability and sanction decisions will follow in due course.

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Louis Weston is a highly regarded Commercial and Sports Law litigator. Louis has specialised in Sports Law for over 15 years. He has appeared in many of the leading cases in the UK involving corruption in sport and has acted for and advised national and international sports regulatory bodies in the UK, Ireland, the Middle East and Asia across a range of sports including Horseracing, Snooker, Badminton, Rugby, Darts, Cricket, Gymnastics, and Greyhound Racing. Louis has represented governing bodies and athletes both before Disciplinary Tribunals in UK, Switzerland and the Far East, the CAS and the Courts (High Court and Court of Appeal). He also acts for Sports Governing Bodies and National and International Federations, athletes and their representatives in anti-doping, match fixing and corruption, safeguarding, selection disputes and in on-field disputes and appeals as well as in civil actions arising out of sport including commercial and injury disputes. 

To find out more about Louis, contact Paul Barton on +44 (0)20 7427 4907 or Ben Fitzgerald +44 (0)203 758 4759 for a confidential discussion.

News 18 Nov, 2024