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Welcome to 39 Essex Chambers
39 Essex Chambers is a leading set based in London, Manchester, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Our barristers offer a depth of expertise in a range of specialist sectors and practice areas.
Practice Areas
- Administrative & Public
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Banking & Finance
- Civil Liability
- Clinical Negligence
- Commercial
- Construction
- Costs & Litigation Funding
- Court of Protection
- EU Law
- Inquiries & Investigations
- Intellectual Property
- International Arbitration
- International Litigation
- Medical Treatment
- Personal Injury
- Planning, Environment & Property
- Regulatory & Disciplinary
- Tax
39 Essex Chambers regularly produces case reports, articles, newsletters and seminar across a range of areas.
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Sport
What our sports barristers offer
In the sports law sector our members offer a full service, multi-disciplinary approach, with expertise in commercial contracts, service agreements, data protection and information law, safeguarding, image rights, intellectual property, competition law, state aid, insurance coverage, governance, disciplinary, licensing, gaming, tax, VAT, planning, stadium construction and safety, immigration, anti-doping, selection and eligibility, and judicial review. When required, members are able to call on their commercial experience in dealing with fraud and corruption issues.
Who our sports barristers act for
Members act for domestic and international sport governing bodies, clubs, owners, agents, sportspersons, employees, other participants, sponsors, corporates, commercial contracting parties, insurers, policyholders and educational institutions.
Areas of sports law expertise
Our sports law team has experience in advising and representing clients and sitting on arbitration panels in all the main areas of professional sport with particular expertise in:
- Professional football (Premiership and Football League)
- Rugby (Union & League)
- Horse racing and Equestrian
- Motor sports
- Athletics
- Sailing
- Cycling
- Golf
- Cricket
- Boxing
- Skiing
This experience includes disputes before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Europe and Oceania.
Our sports law arbitrators
A number of our senior members are qualified, actively practising arbitrators in the sports law sector and are regularly appointed by specialist arbitration institutions including the Court of Arbitration for Sport or ad hoc to determine disputes in the UK and internationally. They are also appointed by specialist mediation institutions to mediate disputes domestically and internationally.
In addition to arbitration and court work, our members appear regularly, as advocates and panel chairmen and members in disciplinary tribunal proceedings domestically and internationally, in particular in professional football (FAPL, FA, EFL, FIFA), athletics and sailing.
Click here to download the Sports Law Capability Statement
Click here to download the Sports Law (Arbitration) Capability Statement
For information on our Sport Injury and Negligence practice please click here.
Who to contact
Ben Sundborg is the Senior Practice Manager for the Sport team and will, along with the clerking team below, be able to help you with any questions.
Ben Sundborg
Call: +44 (0)20 7832 1179
Mobile: +44 (0)7921 880 668
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