Our expert team combine their expert legal knowledge with a deep rooted passion and first hand experience of elite sports. The Sports Law team at Ison Harrison includes lawyers with first hand experience of elite level sport including a GB Athlete, ex-professional rugby player and coaches approved by the Football Association.
Whether you are a sports club seeking a range of advice on legal issues including regulatory matters or an individual seeking advice regarding player contracts, professional discipline or injuries suffered, we can help.
We advise on a wide range of sports including Football, Rugby, Cycling, Athletics, Cricket and much more.
Services For Sports Clubs
As a full service law firm, we can support your sports club on a wide range of topics. We understand that your sports club is not only operating the team or sports for which you are associated but is also, ultimately, a business and we can support your sports club with the business services it requires on and off the field.
Our Services include:
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- Commercial Property advice
- Employment Law & Player Relations
- Commercial Contracts
- Public Relations, Trademarks and Intellectual Property
- Regulatory and Professional Discipline
- Sponsorship
Sports Law Services for Individuals
If you are an individual athlete, you will also require support in connection with the wide ranging legal issues facing you.
Our Services include advice concerning:
- Commercial Contracts
- Employment Law
- Family Law
- Property
- Professional Discipline
- Retirement from Sport and exiting Sport
- Sports Injuries
- Wealth Management and Estate Planning
Regulatory Advice
Sports clubs, associations and players are subject to extensive regulation which can be confusing. We can advise clubs and individuals on legal matters concerning regulations for your sports sector.
Our team includes experts who sit on the FA Disciplinary Panel and have advised on matters of professional discipline across a range of sectors.
ESports
In the growing world of ESports, complex legal issues increasingly arise and increasingly require expert advice on an array of legal topics akin to what would arise in conventional sports teams. We can provide advice and support as required.
Yunus Lunat
Yunus is an approved FA Coach and also sits on the FA Disciplinary Panel. Yunus has been involved in ‘Kick It Out’ and regularly advises players and clubs on a range of legal matters relating to professional discipline, employment law, discrimination in sport and associated matters
Yunus has regularly appeared on Sky News and Sky Sports as an expert commentator on legal issues in connection with Sports.
Victoria Boid
As a GB Athlete for Olympic distance duathlon and qualified Fitness Instructor, Victoria is experienced at training and competing at an elite level. Victoria has experience in advising on a range of corporate and commercial legal matters in connection with Sports Law including commercial contracts, image rights, mergers & acquisitions and associated legal matters.
Victoria is a Brand Ambassador for Northern Ride as well as an instructor at David Lloyd Clubs.
Gareth Naylor
Gareth is an ex professional rugby league player and the current Head Coach of Hunslet ARLFC under 15s. He is also the son of the late 80’s flying Leeds RLFC winger, Terry Naylor. Gareth signed professional terms with Wigan RLFC shortly after leaving school aged 16. He played in their academy team before suffering a broken jaw and depressed cheekbone fracture. He then signed semi-professional terms with Hunslet RLFC where he played for 10 seasons.
Gareth is an expert in matters relating to Sports injuries and has also represented sporting victims of dangerous and reckless challenges which have caused serious injuries, and which have fallen significantly outside the rules of the sport. Such as a rugby player who had his back to his opponent and had relaxed his body when he was punched in the face from behind, breaking his jaw which needed to be wired taking him out of the game for 6 months.
Gareth represented the family of Harry Sykes at his inquest. Harry was a 16-year-old Halifax Elite rugby league player who drown on a trip to France. The inquest had numerous interest persons such as the RFL and Loughborough University and looked at issues such as risk assessments, supervision, health and safety and regulatory compliance and responsibilities.
Richard Coulthard
A fitness fanatic, Richard can advise on a wide range of legal issues connected with the business of owning and running any business including sports clubs. Richard advises on commercial contracts, business structures including joint ventures and associated legal issues.
