The simplest advice a lawyer can give a client is to make sure they read and understand what they are agreeing to. When it comes to a driving contract, it will be worth seeking legal advice.

Kingsley Napley has a long history of representing high profile individuals, teams and regulators within the sports industry. Our top-ranked lawyers from across 11 practice areas offer a full range of ...

The Chelsea manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has insisted he is not interested in replacing Marcello Lippi as the coach of Italy after the World Cup. Reports in Italy have linked Ancelotti as one of the ...

On March 18, 2025, the Professional Tennis Players Association (“ PTPA ”) filed a lawsuit against the governing bodies of professional tennis in New York federal court, alleging antitrust violations ...

The scrutiny of those in the public eye or positions of authority has increased dramatically in the last decade. A multitude of industries and sectors (from fashion brands to the Church of England) ...

This article analyses the case brought by Club Atlético Osasuna against FC Barcelona, following Barcelona’s alleged improper fielding of Iñigo Martínez. Martínez was initially included in the Spanish ...

The UK government’s pending Football Governance Bill [1] should have a smooth passage through its final stages in parliament to become law by July or September. The bill has completed its scrutiny by ...

This article considers pitch incursion lessons arising out of three recent FA Regulatory Commission cases, in which significant financial penalties were handed out to the offending clubs. It develops ...

The Lakers, the world’s best known basketball franchise, will head to Barcelona three days later to tackle the Barcelona Regals, one of Europe’s strongest teams and the hometown team of Laker star Pau ...

Olympic and world 400m champion LaShawn Merritt failed three drugs tests between October 2009 and January 2010. His lawyer Howard Jacobs claimed in a statement that the positive tests were caused by ...

Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel escaped with a reprimand following a pit-lane incident between the two at the Chinese grand prix. The pair had come in for new tyres but left their pit boxes at the ...

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has resigned as chairman of the Maranello squad’s owner Fiat. Source: ITV.com ...