Bio
Andrew is a Disputes Partner.
Andrew has extensive experience in advising on a wide range of commercial disputes issues, with more than a decade’s experience in professional football.
Combining his personal and professional sports experience with legal expertise, Andrew works with a range of clients across the sports sector including professional athletes, sports clubs, and stadiums.
Andrew’s areas of expertise include breach of contract, professional negligence, warranty, and indemnity claims arising from club sales and purchases, shareholder and partnership disputes, misrepresentation, and reputation management.
Examples of Andrew’s work include:
- Supporting a professional football club in respect of a potentially defamatory article published in the national press, resulting in the immediate amendment of the article to the client’s satisfaction.
- Advising a national group of company members in the sports industry on a multi-million pound dispute with its broadcasting partner and a third-party broadcasting company, arising from conflicting interpretations of commercial contract terms.
- Supporting a former world number-one professional snooker player on a dispute regarding an alleged breach of personal appearance contract, regarding a proposed international tournament appearance.
- Acting for sports stadia in relation to their dispute with an outdoor media advertising agency, arising from the erection and management of its advertising platform.
- Acting for the estate of the former owner of football league football club in their well-publicised, multimillion-pound dispute with the buyers of the club.
- Advising on a multi-million-pound claim arising out of a Business Premises Renovation Allowance Investment Scheme involving a number of high-profile investors operating in the sports industry.