"offers a variety of skill sets that others can't provide, and houses some of the biggest names at the Bar"
Sport
Our barristers’ experience and expertise in the laws, rules and regulations governing sport attract some of the sector’s most sensitive and challenging instructions – concerning its top athletes – to Serle Court.
In the sports arena, members of chambers frequently advise on and act in disputes before domestic or international tribunals, including the Court of Arbitration for Sport, or before the High Court in a full range of sports disputes covering a large spectrum of sports including (purely as examples) football, rugby union, cricket, horse racing, swimming, athletics, motor racing, sailing, diving and rugby league.
Our clients include competitors in all sports, domestic and international governing bodies, stakeholders and commercial partners.
We also frequently advise on non-contentious matters in a sporting context, such as the drafting of rules and regulations and their implementation and adoption.
Particular specialisms within Chambers include on all issues relating to selection and Paralympic classification where members have appeared before the Board of Appeal of Classification.
A number of members also sit as arbitrators for various domestic and international tribunals, including for Sport Resolutions. Others have been appointed as investigators in disciplinary matters.
Christopher Stoner KC is joint author of the chapter on Selection Disputes in Lewis & Taylor – Sport: Law & Practice (3rd & 4th Editions) and is a Judge of the FIA Cost Cap Adjudication Panel.
Our mediators also have experience of mediating Sports matters, including Paul Johnson who has mediated matters in cricket (commercial disputes involving county cricket), football (commercial), rugby (competition) and triathlon (national association/club/coach).
The Intellectual Property team also advise in respect of brand and licensing disputes relating to sports teams.
Entertainment and media
In the field of entertainment and media, members of chambers advise on and represent a wide variety of clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters. We appear in a number of courts, including the High Court, on matters as diverse as copyright, performer’s rights and contractual disputes. In respect of these matters, our barristers have acted for a wide range of clients, from the celebrities themselves to their agents and production companies, and handle a multitude of IP rights, such as a registered trade marks, goodwill, copyright, designs (registered and unregistered), and moral rights.
Members also have experience in disputes arising in the theare industry; including managing works of co-authorship, special issues arising with devised pieces, and licensing, the film industry; including permissions relating to use of imagery and other copyright works within films, and music industry disputes.
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"This is a set that attracts both excellent work and excellent barristers"
Welcome to SerleShare
SerleShare is an up-to-date digital marketing initiative that came to life in July 2020 when our Business Development and... Read More
A Standout Year in the Chambers UK Bar 2025 Guide
We are delighted to announce that Serle Court has been recognised for another outstanding year in the Chambers UK Bar 2025... Read More
