Sports

For us, sporting success is as much about good coaching, sound preparation and intelligent strategy as it is about medals, trophies and beating the competition.

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The business of winning

We advise a range of sporting clubs, professional athletes and governing bodies on complex legal and regulatory issues which can affect sporting success, with a particular expertise in football, rugby, cricket and rugby.

We act for Cardiff City FC, Pontypool Rugby, Glamorgan Cricket Club, Welsh Prem teams and Wales’ regional rugby teams, and frequently represent URC and English Premiership players and coaches.

We are appointed to the UK Anti-Doping and the Gambling Commission legal panels, and we have links to UK and international governing bodies.

Expertise

  • Commercial agreements for professional sports teams and athletes
  • Transfer agreements and contracts
  • Player and club disputes
  • Sponsorship deals, image rights and intellectual property
  • Regulatory issues and disciplinary hearings
  • Media and reputation management
  • Exit negotiations
  • Sports immigration
  • Stadium and ticketing
  • Sporting premises

Our recent work

  • We acted for Cardiff City FC in their acquisition of Aaron Ramsey
  • We advise Cardiff City FC in its dispute against FC Nantes, in which Cardiff seeks reparation for the prejudice suffered as a result of FC Nantes hiring banned agent Willie McKay to oversee the transfer of Emiliano Sala and the organisation of the fatal flight
  • We represented Pontypridd United in a Disciplinary Hearing when the Club faced a 141 points deduction for player contract breaches. In an unprecedented decision, the club was sanctioned with a 6-point deduction, the remainder 135 points sought by the FAW being suspended

Meet the team

With a background in sports and connections with governing bodies, our Sports team has the specialist expertise and experience you need to get into a winning position.

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Testimonials

  • Working with you and Capital Law is to feel absolute confidence, which reduces stress and enables decisions to be made in the knowledge that the advice received is of the highest calibre.

    Fix Training Ltd

  • I would be more than happy to provide my whole hearted recommendation to any of your future clients. Working with you and Capital Law, is to unite with a team of exceptional calibre and feel that as a team, we were working together towards a common goal.

    Fix Training Ltd

  • We recently instructed Capital to pursue a substantial claim against the Government for non-payment of our invoices. Our contract with the Government was the main focus of our business, and being starved of cash made it impossible for us to fight a costly battle through the Courts. Luckily for us, Capital had faith in our claim and secured funding quickly and on competitive terms. Within 5 months of entering into the funding agreement, we achieved a fantastic settlement at mediation – a result that we are delighted with.

    Fix Training Ltd

  • For anyone attempting the NEBOSH Diploma I thoroughly recommend they visit Capital Law first. The course is very demanding, but the team went the extra mile to help me through the process to achieve a successful outcome. Explaining some of the finer detail and requirements for the exam board is a skill which Mark and his team have mastered. I’m certain I am not the easiest student, but a few one-to one sessions set me on the right path. My heartfelt thanks to Chloe & Mark for their support throughout as I could not have achieved this without them.

    Brian Evans | H&S Manager
    Amey Infrastructure Wales

  • Thank you for all your support over the past few months, a real star talent.

    Private Client

  • Thank you SO much for your fast response, we really appreciate it. The fast-track application via email worked straight away. Thank you for all of your help last year, it really was super appreciated.

    Private client

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