Graeme McPherson KC
4 New SquareFielding ‘excellent barristers’, 4 New Square Chambers has vast experience in football and horse racing disputes, regularly appearing in courts, specialist tribunals, and arbitrations. The set regularly acts for sports governing bodies and Premier League football clubs, showcased by Graeme McPherson KC chairing disciplinary hearings in respect of charges against various Premier League and EFL football clubs over misconduct. Richard Liddell KC has in-depth expertise in anti-doping cases such as representing the International Tennis Integrity Agency in a case resulting in a four-year ban of former world number one Simona Halep, whilst Kendrah Potts is acting for Crystal Palace in its defence of a misconduct charge against the Premier League arising due to financial misconduct. Additionally, Pippa Manby represents Cardiff City in an appeal against the EFL’s imposition of a transfer ban, and Theo Barclay is acting for Matchroom Sport in a claim against Boxxer over an alleged contractual breach.
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Testimonials
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- 'Dennis Peck has been a valuable help and is responsive, professional and personable.'
- 'Very user friendly and responsive. Worked closely with James Barrass who has been very helpful.'
- 'Very responsive and effective clerking. They know their product very well and are commercial and flexible on pricing. Alex Dolby and Christopher Ebdon are our main contacts and are great to deal with.'
- '4NS has good strength in depth for sports work, particularly at the senior end. The chambers are also good at finding keen and available barristers for urgent work when needed.'
- 'A brilliant set. We have instructed them on both sports and general commercial disputes. There is a great breadth of experience across the set.'
- '4NS are one of the leading sports set with some real heavy hitters.'
- '4NS has good strength in depth for sports work, particularly at the senior end. The chambers are also good at finding keen and available barristers for urgent work when needed.'
Silks
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.
Daniel Saoul KC
4 New Square ‘Superb on the detail. Good rapport with judges. Makes clear and forceful submissions.’
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.’
Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Pippa Manby
4 New Square ‘Pippa is easy to work with and her advocacy is of the highest standard. With tricky cross examination you get an incisive edge. Pippa also has great commercial awareness and understood our case from the perspective of a sporting regulator.’
Kendrah Potts
4 New Square ‘Kendrah is a very experienced sports lawyer, with a significant amount of experience in sports corruption cases in a number of different sports. This breadth of experience means that she is able to use experiences obtained in one sport and apply that to similar situations in another. Kendrah is very easy to work with, she is precise, consistent and her attention to detail is top-notch.’
Theo Barclay
4 New Square ‘Highly responsive and engaged. Provides sound advice and has a fantastic understanding of the nuances of sports law.’
William Harman
4 New Square ‘Will is a brilliant junior. Very easy to work with and has an easy, persuasive drafting style.’
Diarmuid Laffan
4 New Square ‘Quick to pick up the key issues and facts, Dairmuid has strong cross-examination skills - firm and coherent oral submissions with an understated authority.’
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Samuel Cuthbert
4 New Square Chambers ‘Sam is an outstanding and persuasive advocate. His knowledge of the law and the detail of each case is comprehensive, and means he can run rings around the opposition. He has strategic insight far beyond his year of call.’