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 boxing.

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

  • Throughout the Sponsors Licence application process for AVK, the advice and support provided by James & Alex from Capital Law was invaluable and delivered in a timely and efficient manner to ensure that the challenges faced were dealt with smoothly and accurately, before they became a problem for the business.

    AVK-SEG Limited

  • Capital Law provided exceptional support to Newport City Homes in establishing our sponsorship programme for overseas workers. Their expertise and guidance were instrumental in securing the necessary licence, enabling us to obtain visas for two of our staff members. The team at Capital Law was professional, knowledgeable, and responsive throughout the entire process, ensuring a smooth and successful outcome. We highly recommend their services to any organization seeking legal assistance in this area.

    Robert Pitts | People Business Partner
    Newport City Homes

  • Thank you to the whole team at Capital Law for their support. They were professional, committed and responsive from start to finish, and we found their down to earth approach made the process easy for the shareholders. We thoroughly enjoyed working with Mel, Laura and the team.

    Jack Knight | Managing Director
    Xiel

  • The team were really impressed at the level of service you gave to sort out our lease and were extremely thankful for all your hard work and support.

    Louise Simon
    Sero

  • I have been grateful for how quickly you have responded to issues, and how thorough and organised you have been. Genuinely it has restored my faith in the legal profession!

    Gareth Davies | Vortex IoT

  • We’ve worked with the Capital Team on a range of real estate matters since 2019.  Our County Hall project is complex and required a deep understanding of corporate joint ventures and built environment development projects.  Capital’s Real Estate Division has specialist lawyers with good experience in our sector, so they were able to seamlessly support us throughout the project ensuring compliance with regulatory aspects and the Housing Acts too – the Capital Team were great to work with and I am happy to endorse their ability to advise HAs on complex development and multi-disciplinary projects.

    Rhys Parry | Development Director
    Pobl

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