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What the Team is Known For

Addleshaw Goddard has a distinguished sports law practice with longstanding expertise in acting for football clubs and their employees. Notably skilled in handling regulatory and wider contentious matters, alongside additional strengths in contractual work, commercial issues, and IT and data protection concerns. It draws upon wider resources in its offices across the UK to offer an integrated, nationwide service on cross-border mandates.

Work Highlights

  • Addleshaw Goddard acted for the administrators of Dumbarton Football Club in relation to the administration of the club. It advised on a variety of matters such as regulatory compliance with the SPFL Rules and SFA Articles of Association, as well as derogations and waivers in respect of the SFA's compliance requirements.

Notable Practitioners

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Helena Brown
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Helena Brown advises clients in football on a full suite of matters, regularly acting for both governing bodies and clubs.
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Simon Catto
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Simon Catto is the head of Addleshaw Goddard's dispute resolution team in Scotland and focuses his practice on contentious sport matters. Clients regularly turn to him for his well-honed expertise in football-related disputes, where he acts on behalf of both players and clubs on contractual and regulatory matters.

Very strong and extremely in-depth knowledge.

Simon Catto stands out as a quality lawyer and for dedication to the sector.

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Helena Brown
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Simon Catto
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