Sport

Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

1
Paul Gilroy KC
Littleton Chambers
‘Paul is a total streetfighter in terms of his advocacy and drafting. Anyone who has been on the other side of his cross examination will leave feeling bruised. He is meticulous in preparation and bludgeoning in delivery. His written work is very high quality, and he is a total team player.’
1
Paul Harris KC
Monckton Chambers
‘Paul is by a distance the best sports KC in the country. His deep industry knowledge allied with a market leading commercial and competition practice is unmatched.’
1
Adam Lewis KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Adam is excellent and a go-to silk for sports work. He is bright and a great advocate, and as important, always puts the work in.’
1
Nick De Marco KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Currently the leading KC dealing with football and regulatory matters - he has vast subject matter knowledge, is great on his feet, and very easy to work with.’  
1
Graeme McPherson KC
4 New Square
1
John Mehrzad KC
Fountain Court Chambers
He is impressive before sports tribunals.'
1
Ian Mill KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘A titan of advocacy who reduces witnesses to rubble.’
1
Jane Mulcahy KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Her manner with clients is phenomenal and she builds trust in an instant.’
1
Daniel Saoul KC
4 New Square
‘Superb on the detail. Good rapport with judges. Makes clear and forceful submissions.’
2
Kate Gallafent KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Kate is superior in this area of practice. She is an absolute class act and a formidable advocate. She is very user-friendly, and client focused. She always offers sound advice and navigates complex matters with ease and skill. She is simply astounding.’
2
Andrew Hunter KC
Blackstone Chambers
2
Schona Jolly KC
Cloisters
‘Schona is a delight to work with and on the top of her game. She is able to balance compassion and care with fearless advocacy. She gets to the core of an issue quickly and leads with unparalleled expertise in this area.’
2
Richard Liddell KC
4 New Square
‘Incredibly responsive and a fantastic team player. Rick is a naturally gifted advocate with incisive cross examination and persuasive submissions. He is particularly effective when cross examining experts on highly technical scientific issues because of his quick grasp of these issues. Rick is also a brilliant strategist with an eye for the killer point that makes the difference.’
2
Thomas de la Mare KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Best in the business for competition law issues in sport.’
2
Mark Phillips KC
South Square
'Mark is absolutely fantastic. His dedication to a case is unmatched, his brilliance, his analytical skills and - above all - his cross-examination qualities. There is no one who can match Mark on these points.'
2
David Reade KC
Littleton Chambers
‘An absolutely superb all-rounder. Highly personable - the clients love him. Unmatched advocacy strategy skills. Great on paper. Will always achieve the best possible result for the client.’
2
James Segan KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Phenomenal intellect, excellent on his feet, fantastic with clients – good clear advice without flannel. A delight to work with.’
2
Jim Sturman KC
2 Bedford Row
‘Jim is very straightforward and easy to work with. His experience and strategic thinking bring reassurance to others working on matters. He is able to quickly identify the key issues in a dispute and develop a case around them. He can adapt his advocacy style as appropriate to the matter at hand.’
3
Neil Block KC
39 Essex Chambers
'Neil is an excellent silk and always provides wise counsel. He is always available and is ability to work under pressure is phenomenal.'
3
Marie Demetriou KC
Brick Court Chambers
logic infallible.’
3
Sean Jones KC
11KBW
‘Sean is exceptional at every level, whether it is in relation to drafting, advocacy or client interaction. His cross-examination is so good, that it is sometimes simply not possible to see where Sean is taking a point until he arrives at the destination. He is the complete package.’
3
Phillip Marshall KC
Serle Court
3
Lord Pannick KC
Blackstone Chambers
3
Mohinderpal Sethi KC
Littleton Chambers
‘Deftly handling the most difficult of clients, Mo is persuasive and extremely bright. A go-to for tricksy matters: those that call for someone eminent, but who is also personable.’
3
Victoria Wakefield KC
Brick Court Chambers
Since competition law, and the nuances of how it interacts with sport, are increasingly determinative of sports disputes, this is an essential knowledge to have as a sports lawyer. Victoria combines this expertise with great advocacy and an ease of manner that is extremely effective.'

2023 Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

1
Tom Richards KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Tom is extraordinarily clever and precise. He is calm under pressure and his advocacy style is persuasive, extremely clear, and robust.’

2025 Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

1
Jason Pobjoy KC
Blackstone Chambers
‘Jason is an outstanding lawyer and advocate, and he brings an intimate knowledge of competition law and public law principles, and a preparedness to innovate, to complex sports litigation, which increasingly turns – by application or by analogy – on these principles. He is incredibly hard working and legally brilliant, which is a formidable combination in terms of preparation, but in addition to that he is superb on his feet and in cross examination.’