Neeraj Thomas
CMSDescribed as being ‘immersed in sports law’, Neeraj Thomas leads the CMS practice, regularly leveraging its specialist lawyers from across the tech, commercial, and litigation spaces when advising major governing bodies and football clubs. From Glasgow, Thomas brings vast knowledge of contentious IP issues within a sporting context to the team, alongside being experienced in handling IP disputes within the Court of Session. Also in Glasgow, Chris Bowie is well versed in assisting with complex sponsorship agreements, and Edinburgh-based Duncan Turner primarily focuses on commercial contract affairs.
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‘The team is experienced in our sector, and they use that experience to provide expert and pragmatic advice.’
‘Neeraj Thomas is immersed in sports law and is able to use his extensive knowledge of this area, as well as his understanding of our business, to provide focused advice.’
‘Fundamental ability to deliver in my niche area of law.’
‘Neeraj Thomas' overarching understanding of and insight into the sector is unsurpassed.’
Key clients
- Scottish Football Association Limited
- Leicester City Football Club
- Discovery Corporate Services Limited
- Motherwell Football and Athletic Club
- Heriot Watt Services Limited
- Game4Padel Limited
- International Ski and Snowboarding Federation
- Places for People Leisure Management Limited
- Mineflow Investments Ltd.
Work highlights
- Instructed by the Scottish FA regarding all disciplinary and regulatory matters. This has included advice in respect of alleged rule breaches of clubs, players, and others under the jurisdiction of the SFA and investigating and prosecuting any rule breaches while the Compliance Officer is on annual leave.
- Acting in relation to the enforcement of TNT Sport’s Intellectual Property rights. Acting to ensure that the copyright in the TNT Sports service is protected along with their investment which has resulted in CMS successfully securing 13 interim interdicts against venues in Scotland to date.
- Instructed to review and update the SFA’s Judicial Panel Protocol being the rule book for those participating in Scottish football.
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