Matrix Chambers

Specialist in sports, discrimination, employment, media and entertainment law. Cases include: Sport: Re: A Championship Football Club [2012] – Advised a club in respect of its disputes with a football agency and the Football League; Re: Sol Campbell [2010] – Represented the player in Football League arbitration proceedings against Notts County FC and his breach of contract claim against Portsmouth FC; Re: Frank Nouble [2009] – advised centre-forward on his transfer from Chelsea FC to West Ham FC; Sky Andrew v Jermain Defoe [2009] – FA arbitration & High Court proceeding brought by agent against England international player; Re: Sam Sodje – first ever instruction of a barrister by a Premiership footballer to negotiate his transfer to Reading FC; BTA v Tim Don – appeared for the World Triathlon Champion in British Triathlon Association doping offence disciplinary proceedings; regularly instructed by the PFA to appear before Premier League and FA Tribunals; adviser to professional footballers and sports management companies re: contractual negotiations. Discrimination: Abegaze v Shrewsbury College of Arts & Technology [2008] UKEAT/0176/07/ZT – appeal on whether Claimant who succeeded on liability could have claim struck out before remedy hearing, due to six-year interim period; Hill v Clacton Family Trust [2006] EWCA Civ 1456 – CA appeal on interaction between disability living allowance and DDA disability definition; Ben-Hassine v Birmingham University – the first religious discrimination claims brought by students against university; Anyanwu v South Bank University (ten week tribunal hearing) ‘The Times’ 05/12/03; Ali Dizaei v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis; Kamlesh Bahl v The Law Society.

Called 1997; appointed arbitrator (Specialist Members’ List) for Sport Resolutions UK; FA Registered Lawyer; Member of the London 2012 Olympics Pro Bono Legal Advice and Representation Panel.

Discrimination Law Association; Employment Law Association; Employment Law Bar Association; Bar Sports Law Group.

Colfe’s School, London; King’s College, London (1995 LLB (Hons); LLM and Postgraduate Certificate in Sports Law; London Business School (MBA alumnus).

Football, rugby.