Sports Law Solicitors

Sports Law is a complex and rapidly developing area of the law, which includes lots of different issues, this can include contracts and disputes relating to licensing, sponsorship and injury. We have access to solicitors who have expertise on issues of commercial confidence, privacy and defamation and who will be able to assist with all aspects of this area of law which requires the bringing together of relevant resources. Our service of finding you the right solicitor is free of charge.

Sports Law can be roughly divided into the areas of amateur, professional, and international sports.

Amateur Sports

The concept of amateur sports includes a range of activities from an individual casual weekend athlete to high school athletics to extensively organized intercollegiate or international competitions. Athletic activities are often organized and managed by individual groups that establish rules for eligibility and competition, and courts are often unwilling to interfere with the actions of these groups as long as their rules are reasonably applied. Our network of Sports Law Solicitors will advise and guide you through the processes.

Professional Sports

One of the most important relationships in the area of professional sports is that between the individual player and the team owner. This contractual relationship is governed by basic contract principles. Most sports leagues now have a Standard Player's Contract which serves as a model employment contract between players and owners. The model contract can be modified to accommodate the special needs and talents of individual players. With the increase in salaries in professional sports, most players are now represented by agents. Typically, this relationship is governed by a Standard Representation Contract which defines the duties and compensation of the agent. In an attempt to regulate agent activities, many state legislatures now require agents to register with some type of administrative agency.