Sports Litigation & Arbitration
Sports Litigation & Arbitration
We are specialist sports law litigation and arbitration lawyers. Our Sports Litigation Team deals with the full range of contentious sporting dispute work as well as arbitration and mediation.
We deal with all sports ranging football to golf and cycling to motor sport. We have expertise in acting for sporting entities, clubs, agents/intermediaries and elite sports people. This may involve contractual disputes, regulatory and disciplinary issues, image and media disputes.
Our extensive knowledge coupled with our experience enables us to advise and assist our clients on extremely private and confidential matters that range from hearings with sport governing bodies to assistance through traditional litigation forums.
Our expertise includes:
- Premier League Disciplinary & Regulatory matters
- EFL investigations and arbitrations
- Vanarama National League Investigations and arbitrations
- FA investigations and FA Rule K arbitrations
- RFU Disciplinary Panel Hearings
- PGA Appeals
- UCI Investigations, Hearings and Appeals
- FIA Investigations
We are well versed in sport and we’ll give you advice in black and white that achieves your goal in a commercial and pragmatic manner.
Contact Us
Working with the specialists at Wollens – Marco can offer advice, representation or guidance whether you are an established star or a young player tipped for potential stardom. Marco can deal with contract negotiations, transfer dealings, bonuses, photo shoots and a lot more.
But what about financial planning, litigation? Or buying a house or if you have a family matter? Or even making a will?
That is where our expert teams will step in.
At Wollens we are well connected with the sporting community with strong links in community and professional sports clubs and programs. Our support and sponsorship includes partnerships with local cricket teams, professional cricket, local and professional football clubs, hockey, golf, rugby and netball clubs and teams. In recent years we have supported record breaking paddle boarders and this year set to support an ice warrior expedition !
Professional Sports Services client services
Sports injuries
Sponsorship & endorsements
Disciplinary matters
Intellectual property
Immigration
Financial advice
Sports law news
Legal Placement Programme with Wollens and Exeter City Football Club
As part of the legal partnership between Wollens and Exeter City Football Club, which was announced earlier this year, Wollens are pleased to reveal an exciting new sports law placement for a current law student.
Associate Solicitor Promotions at Wollens
Wollens welcomes new Associate solicitors
Wollens welcomes three new Partner promotions!
We are delighted to announce the promotion of three team members to Partners this autumn. Marco Floreale, Elizabeth Larner, and Craig Smith have all been appointed Partners. Each brings a wealth of experience and specialist expertise to their respective areas of law.
NIL Rights in American Sport: A Case for UK Adoption
This article explores what NIL Rights are and sets out the case for transposing them into UK law, as well as considering the implications for British sports.
Wollens achieves outstanding recognition in the 2025 Legal 500 Rankings
We are proud to announce our significant success in the highly anticipated 2025 Legal 500 rankings. This year, our firm has been recognised in 10 practice areas, reinforcing our position as a leading legal services provider across multiple sectors.
Wollens joins Yeovil Town Football Club as official legal partner
Wollens is delighted to have been appointed as the preferred legal services partner to Yeovil Town Football Club.
Sports Sponsorship V Partnership
You may have seen in recent weeks that we have become the Preferred Legal Partner to a host of sporting clubs here in the Southwest and read that we are also a sponsor to the same clubs, and perhaps you thought ‘What is the difference? Or is it the same difference?’.
Wollens announced as new Legal Partner for Torquay United Football Club
Wollens is delighted to have been appointed as the preferred legal services partner to Torquay United Football Club.
Wollens announced as Legal Services Partner for Exeter City Football Club
Wollens is excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Exeter City Football Club who have appointed them as the club’s official Legal Services Partner.
Wollens announced as preferred legal partner for Somerset County Cricket Club
We are delighted that Wollens have this week signed a new partnership with Somerset County Cricket Club. The new agreement will see Wollens become one of the Club’s Preferred Legal Partners.
