McCormicks acts for an impressive roster of football clubs and associations, prominent sporting individuals and professional cycling clients, which seek out the firm for the extensive expertise of founding partner Peter McCormick, a pre-eminent sports lawyer who is the former chairman of the Premier League, the Football Association and the Football Foundation. Leading the practice alongside McCormick are James Towler, who focuses on corporate and commercial transactions, and David Birks, whose wide-ranging expertise covers sporting disputes and Premier League and EFL regulations. Peter Minnikin is well versed in game shooting law and regularly advises estates; and Iain Jenkins assists sporting clients with employment matters.
Sport in Yorkshire And The Humber
McCormicks
Praxisleiter:
Peter McCormick; James Towler; David Birks
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Peter Minnikin; Iain Jenkins
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‘Sheer strength and depth of experience.’
‘Peter McCormick has a very safe and secure pair of commercial hands.’
‘McCormicks has acquired national and international recognition from its humble home of Harrogate. All thanks to the inimitable Peter McCormick – a true legend in the football world.’
Kernmandanten
The Premier League
The Premier League Charitable Fund
Leeds United FC
The Bostik League
Professional Game Match Officials Ltd
Ripley Castle Shoot Group
Visit Harrogate
Harrogate Town AFC
Walsall FC
McLaren Formula One
Otley RUFC
Leeds Rhinos RLFC
Norwich City FC
IDRS/The EFL
The Southern League
The Northern Premier League
Wycombe Wanderers FC
Norwich City FC
Pinsent Masons LLP
Pinsent Masons LLP excels in handling transactional and employment matters for its sporting clients; the group acts for football teams, rugby clubs, fitness and wellness brands and prominent sponsors. The team is jointly led by Matthew Clayton-Stead and Joe McMorrow out of Leeds; the former advises on capital and acquisition finance work for football clubs, and the latter handles employment-related matters for sporting clients. Josh Botfield and Scott Oxley support on corporate and commercial matters, while Charlotte Harman assists McMorrow with employment-related mandates.
Praxisleiter:
Matthew Clayton-Stead; Joe McMorrow
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Josh Botfield; Scott Oxley; Charlotte Harman; Uzair Patel
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‘We work with Scott Oxley and Uzair Patel on a variety of agreements. They are helpful, responsive and practical.’
Kernmandanten
World Athletics
UK Sport
Manchester City FC
Liverpool FC
The Rugby Football League
Infront Sports & Media AG
Dundalk Football Club
PEAK6 Investments
Championship Racing
Musselburgh Racecourse
Shawbrook Bank
ALK Capital LLC
Global Venue Services
Urban Legacies
Aldermore Bank
Hampshire Trust Bank
The Jockey Club Racing
Derby County
Blackburn Rovers
Wigan Athletic
10Ten Talent
Threshold Sports
Highlight-Mandate
- Advising on all aspects of the re-appointment of the Liverpool Football Club Women’s team manager Matt Beard.
- Appointed as official legal partner of Podium Analytics.
- Advising World Athletics on its agreement with Box to Box Films and Netflix for the production of a new sports documentary series tracking top sprinters from across the world.
Tyr
Tennis and football associations and clubs comprise the bulk of Tyr‘s client portfolio, with the firm also advising the International Tennis Integrity Agency on contentious matters related to match fixing, corruption and doping; Crystal Palace FC, Swansea City FC and the Lawn Tennis Association are also key clients for the firm. Practice head Alistair McHenry is the sole practitioner and is adept at regulatory and financial disputes; he also advises on arbitration proceedings and commercial sponsorship matters.
Praxisleiter:
Alistair McHenry
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‘Alistair McHenry is the head of the team and has a wealth of experience in sports disputes and safeguarding matters.’
‘Alistair McHenry – he is well liked, knowledgeable and quick to understand the issues. He is someone you need in your corner rather than against you.’
‘Alistair McHenry is very personable and is great at getting to know and understand his client. This builds trust with his client. He is very clear and straightforward, and I would fully endorse his services.’
Kernmandanten
International Tennis Integrity Agency
Crystal Palace FC
Swansea City
Sport Resolutions
UK Athletics
Lawn Tennis Association
Table Tennis England
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised the International Tennis Integrity Agency on match fixing charges brought under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
- Instructed as the Independent Chair of the Appeals Panel to determine all athlete appeals against UK Athletics’ funding selection decisions under its World Class Programme Selection Policy – Olympic.
- Instructed by a Championship Club in relation to a FA Rule K Dispute regarding a transfer agreement.
Walker Morris LLP
Walker Morris LLP‘s comprehensive sports practice advises on mergers and acquisitions, commercial deals and corporate investments as well as high-profile contentious matters such as arbitrations and disciplinary charges regarding sport specific rules and regulations. Key team members include Christian Slinger, who handles regulatory and general compliance matters; and newly promoted partner Charlotte Smith, who heads up the firm’s employment sport practice. Owen Ormond departed the firm in December 2023, and David Hinchcliffe, along with several other team members, departed to Wiggin LLP in September 2024.
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Christian Slinger; Charlotte Smith
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‘Walker Morris’ sport practice is premier league level. They have an impressive roster of premier and lower league clubs, and for good reason. They know the industry inside out and are fully on top of the fast-developing legal and regulatory frameworks. They always inspire confidence in their clients.’
‘Christian Slinger – his speed and accuracy in receiving, considering and responding to instructions is second to none.’
‘Christian Slinger is extremely knowledgeable in his field and applies this highly effectively in delivering fast yet thoroughly considered advice.’
Kernmandanten
AFC Bournemouth
Burnley FC
Leeds United FC
Leicester City FC
Nottingham Forest FC
Southampton FC
Carlisle United FC
Fenwick Limited
Nottingham Forest FC
AFC Croydon Athletic 2023
Sheffield United
Wrexham FC
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Burnley FC, Leeds Untied FC, Leicester City FC, Nottingham Forest FC and Southampton FC in respect of Everton FC’s, at the time, alleged breaches of the Premier Leagues profit and sustainability rules.
- Advised Carlisle United FC on a number of commercial and finance matters.
- Advised AFC Bournemouth on a range of commercial matters, including the renewal of the club’s stadium naming rights agreement with Vitality and a number of supply agreements.
Ward Hadaway LLP
Ward Hadaway LLP's sports practice was bolstered by the arrival of Philip Edmondson, who leads the practice and regularly offers regulatory advice to sports clubs; he also advises national governing bodies on disciplinary matters and football agents on transfers and FIFA regulations. Further key names in the Leeds office are Owen Ormond, who joined the firm in January 2024 and frequently advises Premier League and Football League clubs on corporate recovery matters, and Dan Lyon, who acts on construction matters relating to sports stadiums and training spaces.
Praxisleiter:
Philip Edmondson
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Owen Ormond; Dan Lyon
Kernmandanten
British Weightlifters Association t/a British Weightlifting
Newcastle United Football Club
Newcastle Rugby Ltd
Durham County Cricket Club
South Tyneside Gymnastics
Northumberland Golf Club
Robbie Fowler Education & Football Academy
Bad Company MMA Gym