Sports

Fountain Court’s sports experience spans numerous practice areas and sports.

Our work covers commercial and financial disputes including as between clubs, players, agents, other intermediaries and commercial partners; employment-related cases including in relation to contractual disputes and discrimination; and regulatory and disciplinary matters and independent reviews and investigations, including in relation to safeguarding, governance and anti-doping.

Members have advised on and acted in cases in almost every sport ranging from football, rugby union, rugby league, boxing, motor racing and cricket to tennis, golf, athletics, swimming, show-jumping and polo. We also act for governing bodies and for commercial and media partners involved in contractual arrangements or projects in the sector.

As a leading commercial set, we can draw upon our extensive experience across a range of areas including contractual law, employment, public law, competition, tax, insolvency, disciplinary/regulatory and civil fraud, and our outstanding advocacy and advisory expertise, to provide a full service offering to our clients in this space, across both litigation and domestic and international arbitration.

Members of Fountain Court hold, or have previously held, formal appointments within the sports law arena including the Football Association, the League Managers Association, the Rugby Players Association, the British Paralympic Association, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Sport Resolutions and the British Association of Sport and Law.

Our work includes cases relating to:

• Administrative & Public Law
• Civil Fraud
• Commercial Crime
• Commercial Disputes
• Company, Restructuring & Insolvency
• Competition
• Construction
• Employment
• International Arbitration
• Media & Entertainment
• Professional Discipline
• Tax

In March 2024, Fountain Court was proud to host its inaugural sports law reception, an evening of drinks, canapes and networking with peers from the sports law industry. We were delighted to have a number of our clients and names from the industry also speak about the market and Fountain Court’s increased profile in the area of sports law. A short video of the event can be found below.