Sport is now a multi-billion pound global industry. The numerous challenges faced by players, clubs, and national and international governing bodies are immense. One of the many challenges facing those working in the sports industry is to ensure they obtain specialist legal advice on what are increasingly complex issues.
Our emerging Sports Law team provides the full range of legal services to all areas of the sports sector and offer access to expertise in several areas.
We provide suggestions, ideas, resources and solutions without losing sight of the commercial realities. We are proactive and commercial and used to advising on high profile or complex issues. Because we act for a number of sports clubs and associations we anticipate issues and advise our clients on how to deal with or avoid them.
Our Experience
We have worked with a variety of teams, clubs and associations including: 
- Northampton Town FC, (League 1 – Professional)
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC, (League 1 – Professional)
- Lewes FC, - (Conference – Semi Pro)
- Active Lewes (innovative sports hub)
- Hastings United FC, (Ryman – Semi Pro)
- Eastbourne RFC, (Amateur)
- Seaford RFC, (Amateur)
- Heathfield RFC (Amateur)
- Brighton Bears Basketball (Was Professional)
- Brighton Cougars Basketball (EBL with Pro ambitions)
We have additionally built key relationships with the sporting community project, the Brighton & Hove Albion’s Seagulls Specials. As lead sponsor of the project we have helped them work and support over 4000 disabled children throughout Sussex.
Find out more information at the Seagulls Specials Website
Extreme sports
Pen Hadow
We have been for a number of years acting for Pen. We are the official supplier of legal services to his latest project
http://www.thearcticsurvey.com/
For more information on Pen please click here.
Rix & Kay Solicitors LLP also host an annual Business Sports Conference which is now in its 4th year and going from strength to strength. For more information please click here.