2017

Transfer requests and signing-on fees in the premier league and football league

19 Dec 17 Contributor: James Severn

Signing-on fees are a well-known part of the football landscape and are a feature of many domestic and international transfers…

Juan Alegre & Bernardo Ruiz Lima selected for the Spanish Best Lawyers List 2018

13 Dec 17 Contributors: Juan Alegre, Bernardo Ruiz Lima

Thomas Cooper partners, Juan Alegre and Bernardo Ruiz Lima have been selected…

Workers’ rights for athletes? From Deliveroo to the velodrome

06 Dec 17 Contributors: Nick Humphreys, Alex Brooks

Accusations of bullying and impropriety among a number of the UK’s sporting bodies have been something of a theme…

Stokes anti-doping appeal: success for Thomas Cooper Sports Team

05 Dec 17 Contributor: Alex Brooks

Alex Brooks of Thomas Cooper’s Sports Team advised Mr Joseph Stokes, a rugby union player…

Limiting liability for non-seagoing ships

23 Nov 17 Contributors: Rachel Mills, James Severn, William Wilson

The Convention on Limitation of Liability for Marine Claims 1976 as amended by the 1996…

Steffen Pedersen licensed to practice Niue & Kiribati law

22 Nov 17 Contributor: Steffen Pedersen

We are delighted to announce that on 17 November 2017 Steffen Pedersen…

“MARCO POLO” – Liability for Norovirus outbreak under the Athens Convention and the Package Travel Regulations

21 Nov 17 Contributors: James Severn, John Strange

Cruise and Maritime Services International Limited v Navigators Underwriting Limited – [2017] EWHC 843 (Comm)…

FIFPro signs cooperation agreement with FIFA and drops competition law complaint

20 Nov 17 Contributor: James Severn

Please see below a link to an interesting news article in World Sports Law Advocate including Thomas Cooper Partner…

Tribunal fees online refund system live

16 Nov 17 Contributors: Nick Humphreys, Alex Brooks

Following on from the Supreme Court’s Decision in July that Employment Tribunal fees are unlawful and must be repaid…

Partner, James Severn to attend the 7th International Congress on Football Law

15 Nov 17 Contributor: James Severn

Partner, and Joint Head of Sports, James Severn will be attending the 7th International Congress…