• Advice for clubs and associations in their contracts
• Assistance in dispute resolutions (i.e. mediation, arbitration, jurisdiction)
• Ensuring compliance with domestic and international regulations (i.e. FA, Premier League, Football League, UEFA and FIFA)
• Where necessary, achieving adequate protection for clubs on Training Compensation and Solidarity payments
• Advise on internal and external disciplinary matters: i.e. charges from regulatory bodies for both on and off the field offences.
• Serious injury claims

Sport is no longer defined by borders. Our Sports Law team work closely with our International team and have a particular expertise with Spanish and Latin American countries/players. With in-house abogados and native Spanish speakers, we can give clear advise whether you are transferring to the UK from Europe or Latin America, or looking to join a club abroad.

Other areas we can assist:

• Gaming and licensing - We can help our clients in the gaming, betting and lotteries industries to comply with the requirements of the legislation.
• Trade mark, design rights and other IPR enforcement
• Privacy and breach of confidence issues
• Competition law
• Employment
• Commercial property – freehold site acquisition, commercial leases

Disciplinary and doping proceedings:

Many sports disputes which arise over the application of the commercial, disciplinary or doping rules of various sporting bodies never enter the courts or tribunals.

We advise individuals, clubs and associations with regard to external and internal disciplinary matters. This enables us to give advice from both perspectives and assists when providing representation in relation to charges for both on and off the field offences.