Sports and Leisure

Pritchard Englefield’s Sports and Leisure team acts for individuals and businesses from the grassroots of sports through to premiership football and rugby clubs. The team is led by two individuals who are immersed in the sector and bring a formidable bank of expertise.

Dispute resolution specialist Stuart McInnes is one of the UK Arbitrators on the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland and has been involved in several high profile cases including a series of football cases involving FIFA. Stuart also lectures on sports law at the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE), Madrid, where he is a visiting professor.

Bryan Bletso is a corporate specialist and has guided professional and semi-professional football clubs through complex contractual negotiations, stock exchange issues and player and manager transfers and appointments.