Sport
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 6
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(0113) 283 2500About
Provided by Walker Morris LLP
Our Sports Team is proud to offer a complete sports law legal advice service.
We’re one of the few firms in the UK able to do this and we’ve worked hard to build a team of people who have the expertise and specialist knowledge to work across the whole spectrum of sports law.
Sports law is an exciting and innovative area to work in and we take the time to get to know our clients so we can cut through the noise and give you the advice you need – in a way that really works for you. Over the years we’ve built strong networks throughout the sector which is beneficial not just to us, but for our clients as well.
Our clients come to us for help and advice with buying and selling clubs, corporate M&A, governance, restructuring, as well as finance and insolvency issues.
The Walker Morris Sports Group is rated as a top-tier law firm in the ‘Sports Sector’ in the latest edition of the Legal 500.
Chambers Review
Walker Morris is a well-regarded Leeds outfit with a sports group that specialises in football-related matters. It acts for an array of football clubs on both contentious and non-contentious matters, with noted capacity in sponsorship arrangements and commercial disputes. Possesses considerable experience in football club sales and purchases, and brand protection and exploitation. The team is frequently active on sports regulatory matters including disciplinary hearings.
Christian Slinger is a key contact.
Work Highlights
- Walker Morris was jointly instructed by a number of Premier League football clubs in respect of Everton FC's breaches of the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules, which resulted in its immediate ten-point deduction announced on 17 November 2023.
Strengths
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"They balance commercial benefits against legal risks well. I don't feel like I have to wade through the legalese with Walker Morris - the commercial instincts of the lawyers we use are second to none."
"We go to Walker Morris for really tricky work. They provide us with advisers we can really trust."
"Walker Morris punch well above their weight as a Leeds firm to have a great network of clubs on the books."
"First class at every level, their commercial awareness is unsurpassed."
"Communication was key on the case, which had a lot of stakeholders. If I had to give them an endorsement, the biggest one is for their communication. Everything was so clear throughout the process."
"They balance commercial benefits against legal risks well. I don't feel like I have to wade through the legalese with Walker Morris - the commercial instincts of the lawyers we use are second to none."
"We go to Walker Morris for really tricky work. They provide us with advisers we can really trust."
"Walker Morris punch well above their weight as a Leeds firm to have a great network of clubs on the books."
"First class at every level, their commercial awareness is unsurpassed."
"Communication was key on the case, which had a lot of stakeholders. If I had to give them an endorsement, the biggest one is for their communication. Everything was so clear throughout the process."
Members
Provided by Walker Morris LLP
Adam Melling
Charlotte Smith
Christian Slinger
India Seaton