
Nick De Marco KC
Nick is rated a leading silk in Sports Law and is a member of Blackstone Chambers.
He has advised and acted for a number of sports governing bodies, athletes, most Premier League football clubs and many world-class football players in commercial and regulatory disputes.
He regularly appears in the UK Courts and football, rugby, cricket, boxing, athletics, horseracing, doping and a number of other arbitral and disciplinary tribunals, including CAS in Switzerland.
He is acknowledged as having special expertise in all aspects of football and has been involved in most of the recent high profile cases in the sport. He has particular expertise in financial regulation including financial fair play, disputes relating to football agents, player disputes and disciplinary issues, doping in football, commercial disputes between clubs and third parties and Third Party Ownership of football players.
Nick has a special interest in sports arbitration. He acted for the ECB in the leading case in the field (ECB v Kaneria) and acts for and against a number of sports regulatory bodies in arbitration disputes as well as siting as an arbitrator for a number of sports. He is also involved in a number of high profile media rights disputes in sport.
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Premier League v Leicester City FC appeal: What is the right approach to interpreting sports rules?
Published Thursday, 05 September 2024.
The end of the FIFA Agents Cap and the beginning of a less restrained standard of competition review in sport?
Published Thursday, 14 December 2023.
The Standard of Proof and the Threshold for Appeal in Sports Disciplinary Cases (The FA v Imran Louza)
Published Wednesday, 30 November 2022.
ECB Racism Disciplinary Proceedings To Be Held In Public: Open Justice In Sports Disputes
Published Monday, 07 November 2022.
Discrimination in football: a guide to The FA’s new charging policies and sanctioning guidelines
Published Wednesday, 07 October 2020.
COVID-19: sport and the law of frustration and force majeure
Published Tuesday, 17 March 2020.
A guide to The FA’s new Intermediaries Regulations 2019-2020
Published Monday, 01 July 2019.
The right to a fair hearing in sports’ cases: lessons from the ECtHR’s decision in Mutu & Pechstein
Published Monday, 15 October 2018.
Does ‘Football Law’ exist and what is it?
Published Friday, 04 May 2018.
Bribery scandal rocks the NCAA
Clarifying The FA’s prohibition on betting activities: an analysis of the Nick Bunyard decision
Published Tuesday, 20 December 2016.
The dichotomy and future of sports arbitration - Domestics arbitration
The dichotomy and future of sports arbitration - Legal aid and publications of decisions
The dichotomy and future of sports arbitration - Appointment of arbitrators
The dichotomy and future of sports arbitration - Compelled consent
Fiduciary duties, football, and the fundamental importance of the contractual relationship
Published Friday, 10 June 2016.
Do sports clip sharing apps breach copyright law? A review of the “Fanatix” case
Published Thursday, 31 March 2016.
An explanation of FIFPro’s challenge to the football transfer system
After FIFA/IAAF corruption – it is time for institutional change
How do we address inconsistent pitch invasion sanctions? The FA v. Reading FC
Published Thursday, 29 October 2015.
Another round in favour of sports arbitration: Court confirms boxing disciplinary appeal panel is an Arbitration
Published Monday, 14 September 2015.
A round up of recent football case law
Published Wednesday, 15 April 2015.
The new FA Intermediaries Regulations & disputes likely to arise
Published Tuesday, 31 March 2015.
Hull City Tigers v The FA - the importance of procedural fairness
Published Wednesday, 25 March 2015.
Sailing through sports disciplinary proceedings
Published Thursday, 22 January 2015.
The end of the licensed football agent?
Published Thursday, 20 November 2014.
Kaneria’s life ban upheld
Published Monday, 12 May 2014.
Football’s match fixing wake up call
Published Wednesday, 11 December 2013.
A lot of Wonga at stake
Published Monday, 15 July 2013.
10 key considerations arising from Kaneria
Published Wednesday, 22 May 2013.
Cricket disciplinary appeal is an Arbitration
Published Tuesday, 21 May 2013.