Nicholas Goodfellow

Nick is member of Littleton’s highly ranked sports group.  He is a keen sportsman, which drives his interest in sports related work.

Cases in which Nick has acted include:

• J v M (Commercial Court, 2019): claim for fraudulent misrepresentation valued at circa US$660 million brought by the majority shareholder in a leading sports media rights agency, which held distribution rights to one of the major football leagues across the globe.
• Acted for a sports agency company in proceedings against a former employee seeking to recover the diverted profits of agency contracts, relating to high profile players (led by Adam Solomon QC).
• Acted for a rugby player before the National Anti-Doping Panel.
• Represented a racehorse trainer claiming unpaid fees and defending allegations of professional negligence under the British Horse Racing Authority regime.

Nick is particularly interested in the law relating to doping in sport and has written numerous articles in that field.