Sports Law

Agreements

Setfords’ sports lawyers can assist with a wide range of commercial agreements that are tailored towards the sports sector, including:

• Football Agreements 
• Golf Agreements 
• Sponsorship Agreements 
• Endorsement Agreements 

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Intellectual Property

Protecting your valuable intellectual property is crucial in the sports sector, ensuring you’re maintaining your brand’s integrity.

Our sports lawyers can help you identify and protect your intellectual property, dealing with all areas, from portfolio management and licensing to trademarks, patents, infringement and IP audits. With a deep understanding of the sports industry, our advice is always tailored to your needs with a keen eye for detail.

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Regulation and Governance

In an environment where regulation and governance are becoming ever more prominent, our sports lawyers are here to work with you to make sure you’re protecting yourself.

We understand how important it is for stakeholders in the sports industry to maintain integrity. With expert advice and guidance on all areas of regulation, we can help you identify areas of risk, ensure all policies are up to date, and help in crisis situations if needed. 

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Sports Technology Advisory

Sports technology is advancing rapidly, so it’s important to stay ahead of the game. 

Whether you’re looking for advice on utilising your existing technology or want to invest in something new, our lawyers are here to provide the commercial and legal advice you need to make the most of technological advancements.

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Sports Disputes

When disputes arise, it’s important to resolve them effectively. Our sports lawyers are experts in dispute resolution, and are here to help.

From minor disputes to high-profile international litigation, our experts have the knowledge you need. We work with alternative dispute resolution methods to help keep disputes out of court wherever possible, but can also represent clients in all courts if required.

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Reputation Management and Protection

Maintaining a great reputation is important for any athlete or business involved in the sports industry.

Our expert sports lawyers can advise you on all areas of reputation management, including libel, slander, and defamation of character. If something has been said about you, digitally or in print, we can act fast to protect and restore your reputation, working both with and against public and private institutions.

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Agency

We can work with athlete management and representation agencies to provide pragmatic legal advice in a range of situations, including:

• Contracts and agreements, including sponsorship, endorsement and merchandising 
• Regulatory issues
• Image rights and intellectual property
• Media and reputation management

Please contact us for more information.