Sport

Littleton Chambers

Hailed as being ‘top drawer for sport and employment’, Littleton Chambers demonstrates genuine insight into commercial, investigatory, and regulatory matters within the sporting field, frequently acting for high-profile football managers and athletes. Paul Gilroy KC is an employment law specialist, acting for cricketer Darren Gough in a dispute with Yorkshire CCC, as well as representing Neil Warnock in the termination of his contract with Aberdeen. Ashley Cukier acts for Yorkshire CCC in its investigation of allegations of racist discrimination and harassment brought by Azeem Rafiq, while Mohinderpal Sethi KC has been appointed by British Gymnastics to lead independent investigations into allegations of abuse and safeguarding breaches by former Olympians. David Reade KC has expertise in defamation and breach of confidence claims, primarily in the football arena.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'Jason Drakeford is fabulous. Calm and a great manager.'
'Excellent - Ian Smethurst is great.'
'Mark Burden and Olivia Wallis are deserving of particular mention.'
'Littleton is a very strong set for sports instructions especially now at the junior end. They provide seminars to our team on a regular basis which are useful training and knowledge sharing opportunities.'
'In my view, the now leading set in sports law. A superb lineup of top KCs who practice sports law.'
'One of the, if not the, best chambers for this area of law.'
'Top drawer for employment and sport.'
'Highly supportive and always part of the team. Will go overboard to keep the solicitors happy.'

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.

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.’

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.’

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.’

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.

Lydia Banerjee

Littleton Chambers

‘A superb advocate, very sharp, and an outstanding leader for heavyweight sport employment disputes.'

Sam Neaman

Littleton Chambers

‘Extremely knowledgeable in the area of sports law and boxing regulations and procedure in particular. Extremely hard-working and totally committed barrister who always puts the client’s interests first. Advocacy skills are excellent. Extremely persuasive advocate. Arguments and submissions always beautifully constructed and well thought-out.’