Sports Law and Administration

GEM Advocates’ team is recognised nationally and internationally as a leading team of cross disciplinary lawyers, who have been setting standards and providing specialist legal advice in the sports and recreation arena for over 8 years.

The team advises a vast range of entities within sport including local federations, national governing bodies, clubs, teams, player/athlete unions, intermediaries, individual sports men and women, sponsors and commercial partners, event organisers and event hosts, broadcasters, merchandising licensees, marketing and sports agencies, media and technology companies.

Similarly, our clients represent a diverse range of sporting disciplines and accordingly our legal expertise spans football, swimming, cycling, golf, cricket, athletics, tennis and other racquet sports and basketball to name a few.

Over many years we have gained experience of the strategic and daily issues that our clients in the industry face. We are alive to the ever changing environment in which they are required to operate. As such, we are best placed to offer pro-active support and guidance to enable them to meet those challenges, whether they be regulatory, financial, constitutional, political, social or economic.

Our areas of legal expertise include:

• Regulatory and Governance
• Commercial Contracts
• Contract/Grant Agreements
• Employment Immigration and Pensions
• Disciplinary Matters
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Sponsorship and Partnership Arrangements
• Event Organisation
• Merchandising, Licensing and Affinity
• Broadcasting, Digital Media, Social Media and Data
• Property, Premises, Environmental, Construction and Planning
• Intellectual Property and Image Rights
• Charity and Trust Law
• Health and Safety
• Procurement
• Insolvency
• Integrity in Sport
• Individual Representation
• Football Transfers and Contracts
• Immigration for sports men and women