HOME ABOUT GATELEY RESPONSIBLE GATELEY CAREERS INVESTORS CONTACT Search Our companies People Services Who we help How we help Insight Events Sports businesses & governing bodies Home Who we help Sports businesses & governing bodies The world of sport moves at a fast pace. Modern sports organisations must balance their commercial and corporate operations with competitive sporting interests in an ever more complex legal and regulatory environment. We have in-depth, market-leading understanding and experience of the sports sector from many years of providing high-quality, commercial and practical legal advice to clients. We have vast experience advising a wide range of clients from within the sports sector; from international governing bodies (IGBs), national governing bodies (NGBs) and major sports teams, to individual athletes, coaches, sports tech providers and event organisers. Over the years we have advised on all legal areas that any client from within the sports sector is likely to need help with. Our sports team includes specialists in all areas of sports law, from anti-doping and safeguarding to sports litigation and the exploitation of image rights. We provide a full-service solution to a range of sporting organisations, helping clients to quickly spot issues and proactively working with them to mitigate risk. Immersed in the sports sector Members of our sports team perform governance roles within Commonwealth Games England, the UK Cheerleading Association and England Squash. Whilst we have years of experience advising sporting clients on governance matters, having members of our team seeing issues from a client’s perspective gives us a greater understanding of the pressures faced by our sports clients. Our sports specialists hold the following positions: NED of England Squash Independent Chairman of UK Cheerleading Association NED of British Eventing NED of Sport Birmingham NED of Run for All Member of disciplinary panel for British Cycling Independent member of the London FA disciplinary panel We find that the more closely we work with our sporting clients, the more value we can add to their organisation and bring to their sport. Also in this section Commercial contracts, licensing agreements and intellectual property in sport Competition law in sport Constitutional structures and powers in sport Construction, planning and real estate in sport Data protection in sport Employment in sport Immigration in sport Litigation and reputation management in sport Pensions in sport Regulatory in sport Safeguarding, anti-doping and disciplinary in sport Tax in sport Case studies Take a look at how we've helped some sports businesses and governing bodies clients SOME OF OUR EXPERTS John Burns PARTNER Gateley Legal Location: Manchester 0161 836 7923 VIEW FULL PROFILE Nick Murrills PARTNER Gateley Legal Location: Manchester 0161 836 7900 VIEW FULL PROFILE Chris Kisby PARTNER Gateley Legal Location: Nottingham (Gateley Legal) 0115 983 8257 VIEW FULL PROFILE Katie Hall ASSOCIATE Gateley Legal Location: London 0207 653 1618 VIEW FULL PROFILE MEET THE WHOLE TEAM TERMS & COMPLIANCE Accessibility Bribery Act 2010 compliance Cookies Legal & Regulatory Modern Slavery Act 2015 Privacy Statement Sitemap LinkedIn Twitter Link: SOCIAL LinkedIn Twitter Youtube FIND YOUR NEAREST OFFICE ----- BELFAST BELFAST (GATELEY TWEED) BIRMINGHAM BOLTON DUBAI GUILDFORD LEEDS LEICESTER LONDON MANCHESTER NEWCASTLE NOTTINGHAM (GATELEY LEGAL) NOTTINGHAM (GATELEY VINDEN) READING SIGN UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES Sign up to insight, news and updates from across the Gateley group of companies. SIGN UP NOW Copyright © Gateley, All Rights Reserved. Subscribe This site uses cookies to improve your experience By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyse site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Accept All Cookies Review cookies & settings