Ward Hadaway LLP

Our team of lawyers not only have specialist sports law experience, but we also have multiple team members who are former sports professionals or are current elite amateurs. Our team includes former and current international medalists on the world stage and those who have competed at World Championships, Commonwealth and Olympic Games. In addition we have multiple team members who either sit on the Board of a sports National Governing Body and/or sit on an independent adjudication panel specifically appointed by sports a NGB.

Our team has extensive sports law experience across the board when it comes to supporting:

Teams and their Owners
Players and athletes
NGBs
Leagues and Competitions
Sponsors and Commercial Partners
Agents and Intermediaries
Educational Institutions and Charities

As well as specialist sports law advice, we have hundreds of lawyers across numerous complementary legal services. This allows us to offer a full spectrum of assistance to sports stakeholders on a day to day basis, whatever issue they are facing.

We work across the full range of sports law issues such as:

Regulatory and Governance advice.
Contract negotiation and related Employment and Immigration law advice.
Day to day advice to in house sports lawyers.
Sports Arbitrations and Litigation.
Disciplinary, selection policy/decisions and drug testing.
Safeguarding and child protection.
Internal investigations in relation to complaints/allegations relating to discrimination, abuse and corruption.
Sponsorship Agreements.
Protection of Image Rights.
Enhancement and protection of commercial, intellectual property and technology rights.

Address

Street: 5 Wellington Place, Leeds
Postcode: LS1 4AP
Country: United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone: 0784 525 6475 / 0330 137 3000
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Website: www.wardhadaway.com

Employees

Phil Edmondson

Partner
- 0789 498 7648/ 0330 137 3330
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- Phil Edmondson
Zach Ward

Associate
- 0784 525 6475 / 0330 137 3309
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- Zach Ward
Matthew Cormack

Partner
- 0330 137 3412
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- Matthew Cormack
Jamie Gamble

Partner
- 0751 519 9925 / 0330 137 3164
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- Jamie Gamble
Hollie Ball

Managing Associate
- 0330 137 3169
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- Hollie Ball
Gillian Burns

Managing Associate
- 0330 137 3152 / 0773 8462372
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- Gillian Burns
Matthew Brady

Solicitor | Commercial Litigation
- 0330 137 3335 / 0772 907 9799
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- Matthew Brady
Ian McCombie

Partner | Commercial Litigation
- 0330 137 3316
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- Ian McCombie
Chris Green

Partner
- 0784 525 6490/ 0330 137 3330
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- Chris Green