Sport

Our non-contentious work includes constitutional and regulatory matters, commercial contracts, licensing and merchandising agreements, sponsorship agreements, and rights management and exploitation.

Our dispute resolution and regulatory work includes appearing on behalf of sporting bodies and individuals before sports' regulatory bodies, sports' tribunals, Sport Resolutions (UK) (formerly the Sport Dispute Resolution Panel) and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Sports regulatory and dispute resolution
Advice relating to regulatory matters and dispute resolution for governing bodies, clubs and individual sportsmen.

Non-contentious constitutional, regulatory and contractual matters
Advice relating to matters including the drafting of constitutions for sporting bodies and membership organisations, the drafting of rules (including disciplinary rules), drafting/reviewing commercial contracts and advising on members’ issues.

Commercial, IP and media rights
Advice on non-contentious matters including media rights, sponsorship, licensing, event organisation, brand rights and management.

Related services
Issues relating to a wide range of matters including property, employment, corporate finance and tax.

For more information on our sports law services, please contact Stuart Cutting, Mark Lewis or Richard Lane.