News & Events
News & Events
Outer Temple Chambers’ leading fraud and financial services barrister, Henry Reid, joined Sky Sports News this morning to offer his professional legal opinion on Manchester City’s breaches of financial rules. Following the 115 allegations against Manchester City FC and the subsequent majority guilty findings, Henry was invited to join Sky Sports News to answer the burning questions using his legal expertise. Henry touched on why the club may be so staunch in their denial of wrongdoing, how other parties could be expected to react in response to the current ruling, and the grounds on which Etihad could threaten legal action against the Premier League, as well as other key issues arising from the charges. Watch the whole video below. Find…
News 1 Oct, 2026
Louis Weston’s article ‘Expert evidence in sport’, co-authored with Danielle Sharkey of Wiggin, has been published by LawInSport. Sports disciplinary disputes arising from selection, safeguarding, anti-doping, and integrity cases raise complex and often difficult evidential issues. As experts in the area, with a wealth of experience, Louis and Danielle seek to answer the questions: Are experts needed? Who is the expert? What limits are there on relying upon expert evidence? The article also ends with a summary of practical points to takeaway and consider in future practice.To access the article via LawInSport, click here. Find out more Louis Weston is a highly regarded Commercial and Sports Law litigator. He has a wealth of experience across commercial litigation with an emphasis…
External Publications 28 Sep, 2026
Outer Temple Chambers have received three nominations at the 2026 UK Bar Awards, hosted by Chambers & Partners. We are delighted to share that we have received a set nomination and two individual nominations. The nominations are as follows: Client Service Set of the Year – Outer Temple Chambers Health & Safety Silk of the Year – James Leonard KC Sports Junior of the Year – Louis Weston Congratulations to everyone in chambers, and to James and Louis for their personal recognition. The UK Bar Awards 2026 will take place on 12th November 2026 at Old Billingsgate. The full list of nominations can be viewed here. Find out more James Leonard KC specialises predominantly in Health, Safety & Environmental Law including marine based work…
News 14 Aug, 2026
Head of Outer Temple Chambers’ Sports Law Group, Louis Weston has been published in Barrister Magazine, providing a legal analysis of transgender athletes’ participation in sport and the implications of the Equality Act 2010. In his article, Louis analyses the complex legal and moral considerations of transgender athlete participation in sport, particularly in competitive environments. Louis’ legal analysis focuses on section 95 of the Equality Act 2010, which provides exemptions allowing organisers of gender-affected sports to restrict participation where necessary to ensure fair competition or competitor safety. Last year, in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, the Supreme Court clarified that, in this legal context, “sex” refers to biological sex, meaning organisers of certain sports may…
External Publications, News 26 Feb, 2026
Louis Weston will be Chairing a panel session on ‘Integrity in Sport: Experts and Complications’ at the 2026 BASL Conference on Thursday 26th February 2026 in London. The British Association for Sport and Law (BASL) is a prominent professional organisation that brings together legal practitioners, sports industry experts, and professionals interested in the intersection of law and sports in the United Kingdom. BASL serves as a leading platform for fostering dialogue, knowledge sharing, and networking among its members who are involved in sports law, governance, and regulation. This is achieved through the organisation of conferences, seminars, and workshops on a wide range of sports law topics, including intellectual property, contract law, anti-doping regulations, athlete welfare, and dispute resolution. Louis Weston,…
News 19 Feb, 2026
Head of the Sports Group at Outer Temple, Louis Weston will be speaking at the 41st Asian Racing Conference Business Programme taking place from 10th to 12th February 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Attracting and engaging the foremost leaders in racing and sports, along with other influential stakeholders, the Asian Racing Conference shapes global and regional agendas to continuously advance the racing industry. Guided by the theme “Honouring Tradition, Shaping the Future,” the three-day Business Programme will consist of panel sessions by a distinguished lineup of international speakers from racing and sports, technology, business, media, broadcasting and more. Louis Weston will be speaking on the second day of the programme on Wednesday 11th March alongside Aja Hall of the British Horseracing…
News 9 Feb, 2026
Head of the Sports Group at OTC, Louis Weston, has recently collaborated with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Partnership Against Corruption In Sport (IPACS) and leading experts to write this guide on the prosecution of bribery in sport. The core aim of this guide is to assist criminal and regulatory prosecutors in structuring and prosecuting bribery-in-sport cases as well as to foster cooperation between law enforcement agencies, criminal justice authorities and sports organisations. Bribery is a significant and diverse threat to sport, ranging from bribery related to sports governance and the duties of public officials to bribery related to the manipulation of sports competitions involving players and referees. Past cases, including those involving international sports organizations and…
External Publications, News 16 Dec, 2025
Head of Sports Group at Outer Temple Chambers, Louis Weston, leading Charlotte Davison of the BHA, prosecuted, under the Rules of Racing, Jockey Dylan Kitts, Trainer Chris Honour, and an associate of the horse’s owner John Higgins on allegations of corrupt practice and misleading the Stewards. During a recent hearing, the BHA brought charges relating to alleged misconduct in the running and riding of a horse named Hillsin. The allegations included that connections conspired to prevent Hillsin from achieving its best possible placing, conduct that would amount to a serious breach of the sport’s integrity standards. The individuals involved included Dylan Kitts, John Higgins and Chris Honour. The Judicial Panel considered detailed evidence, including telephone data and multiple interviews —…
News 26 Nov, 2025
OTC is delighted with an outstanding set of rankings in the Legal 500 UK 2026 Guide
News 7 Oct, 2025
Oliver Lawrence has been published in LawInSport in an article titled ‘What athletes need to know about sports betting and anti-corruption rules’. Oliver Lawrence has written an article for LawInSport titled ‘What athletes need to know about sports betting and anti-corruption rules’, published on Tuesday 22nd July 2025. It might be thought that the job of an athlete is difficult but simple: try to win and don’t cheat. If only things were that straightforward. In recent years, governing bodies have enforced the full extent of their codes of conduct to try to root out corruption and ensure fair play. Match-fixing is the headline example, for which severe punishments have been handed out. But there are other possible infringements of anti-corruption…
External Publications, News 23 Jul, 2025
Louis Weston delivered a webinar session on ‘Drafting Effective Safeguarding Policies’ to Sport Resolutions, as part of their Sport Case Management Programme on Thursday 10th July 2025. The webinar focused on policies to help all participating National Governing Bodies (NGBs) strengthen their safeguarding frameworks. The session covered the common challenges in drafting safeguarding policies and subsequent disciplinary processes, and provided clear, practical guidance for creating a procedure that is both legally robust and operationally effective. The webinar session also highlighted the safeguarding process from end-to-end, from referral to hearing, providing tips and suggestions to create a seamless and effective framework to assist NGBs to manage and progress cases. Key Topics Covered included: Policy vs Procedure: Getting the Balance Right –…
News 14 Jul, 2025
We are delighted to announce that our Head of Sports Law, Louis Weston, has been appointed to the Independent Ethics Board (IEB) of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as an Independent UK Board Member. WADA is an international independent agency composed and funded by the Sports Movement and governments of the world. In 2021, WADA approved a Code of Ethics, recognising the importance of ensuring these high standards and establishing clear ethical standards over the activities of WADA Officials (as defined in the WADA Code of Ethics). These reforms included the creation of an Independent Ethics Board (IEB). Louis Weston has specialised in Sports Law for over 15 years and has appeared in many of the leading cases in the…
News 3 Jun, 2025
