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William Clerk

Barrister, 2 Temple Gardens

Will is a commercial barrister with an established, specialist sports practice focusing on the commercial, disciplinary, and regulatory aspects of sports disputes.

He is frequently instructed to act for major sports governing bodies (national and international) in a variety of high-profile cases – notably World Rugby, MCC, MSUK (all 4 wheeled motorsport in the UK) and ACU (all 2 wheeled motorsport in the UK). He also acts as procedural/legal adviser from time to time for national and Olympic selection panels.

Will is appointed as an arbitrator to the Sport Resolutions UK Development Member Panel.

SLAM 2024 Judge - Advocate, SLAM 2026 Judge - Advocate

Upcoming Events

Ljubljana Sport Law Conference

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05-06-2026 9:00 -17:00

CAS - Summer Academy Programme

CAS - Summer Academy Programme
06-07-2026 - 10-07-2026