Sport

Leading Silks
2023 Silks

Leading silks

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.’

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.’

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.’

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.’

Graeme McPherson KC

John Mehrzad KC

Fountain Court Chambers

He is impressive before sports tribunals.'

Blackstone Chambers

‘A titan of advocacy who reduces witnesses to rubble.’

Jane Mulcahy KC

Blackstone Chambers

‘Her manner with clients is phenomenal and she builds trust in an instant.’

Daniel Saoul KC

‘Superb on the detail. Good rapport with judges. Makes clear and forceful submissions.’

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.’

Nina Goolamali KC

39 Essex Chambers

‘Nina is rightly established as a leading name in this field arising from her powerful advocacy, incisive eye for detail. She is a brilliant strategist. She is first class at client care and builds trust and rapport through the integrity of her first in class skills in this area.'

Andrew Hunter KC

Blackstone Chambers

Schona Jolly KC

‘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.’

Richard Liddell KC

‘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.’

Thomas de la Mare KC

Blackstone Chambers

‘Best in the business for competition law issues in sport.’

Mark Phillips KC

'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.'

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.’

Blackstone Chambers

‘Phenomenal intellect, excellent on his feet, fantastic with clients – good clear advice without flannel. A delight to work with.’

‘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.’

William Audland KC

12 King’s Bench Walk

‘He is just excellent – definite in his views, he has weight and huge authority, and he is hugely admired and appreciated by his clients. His advocacy is superb – careful, again weighty in his approach with real persuasive authority.’

Marie Demetriou KC

Brick Court Chambers

logic infallible.’

Philip Evans KC

QEB Hollis Whiteman

‘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.’

Phillip Marshall KC

Lord Pannick KC

Blackstone Chambers

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.’

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.'

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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.'

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Katherine Apps KC

39 Essex Chambers

‘Academically very strong - exceptional knowledge of the subject area.’

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.’