LAWHIVE ASSOCIATES

No longer the preserve of amateurs, sport is now established as a major part of the media and entertainment sector.

Our Firm has the skill to  advise players and agents, sporting clubs and associations, sponsors, broadcasters and venues on the contractual and regulatory issues facing those involved in the sporting world.

This includes advising on:

• advice in relation to players, participants and other individuals
• player and manager contracts
• transfer agreements
• the protection and exploitation of image rights
• tax planning for resident and non-resident sportsmen
• agency agreements
  

advice in relation to clubs, associations, sponsors, broadcasters and venues

• the development and protection of brands
• the acquisition and licensing of broadcasting rights
• event staging
• constitutional issues
• the legal relationships between clubs and with their governing bodies
  
• the creation of cross-border competition structures

general

• sponsorship, endorsement and merchandising for individuals, sponsors and sporting organisations
  
• player contracts and sports governance
  
• sports-related mediation and/or litigation.