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onside law advises ECB on “neutral matches”

2010-07-16T00:00:00+01:00

onside law has recently advised the England and Wales Cricket Board on contractual arrangements relating to the landmark “neutral” matches between Australia and Pakistan.

onside law client, Justin Rose, wins again

2010-07-05T00:00:00+01:00

onside law client, Justin Rose has won his second PGA Tour event in a month, winning the AT&T National in Pennsylvania.

onside law advise on "blood diamonds" case

2010-07-02T00:00:00+01:00

onside law have been advising Carole White on her witness statements to the International Criminal Court in the Hague regarding the prosecution of the ex President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

onside law client, McDowell, wins US Open

2010-06-21T00:00:00+01:00

onside law client, Graeme McDowell, became Europe's first US Open champion for 40 years when he clinched his maiden Major title in impressive fashion at Pebble Beach California.

onside law client Roy Hodgson voted Manager of the Year

2010-05-19T00:00:00+01:00

onside law client Roy Hodgson has been voted manager of the year by a record margin. Hodgson received the award from the League Managers Association after a poll of coaches, including managers from the top four leagues in England.

onside law advises at the top of the food chain

2010-04-28T00:00:00+01:00

Danish Restaurateur and onside law client, Rene Redzepi has taken first place with his restaurant, Noma being named the best in the World. Long standing client Heston Blumenthal, and his restaurant the Fat Duck, are a not too shabby third place in the rankings. Their 5th consecutive year in the Top 3 restaurants in the World.

onside law advises ECB on NatWest title sponsorship deal

2010-04-27T00:00:00+01:00

onside law has recently advised the England and Wales Cricket Board in relation to the renewal of its title sponsorship deal with NatWest for One Day International and International Twenty20 cricket.

onside law advises Steve Coppell in appointment at Bristol City

2010-04-26T00:00:00+01:00

onside law has advised Steve Coppell in his appointment as Bristol City’s new manager. The former Reading manager will replace Gary Johnson, who left the club after five years in charge in March.

onside law looking to recruit new lawyer

2010-04-12T00:00:00+01:00

onside law now has an exciting opportunity for a 3-4 PQE lawyer with at least two years post qualification corporate/commercial experience gained in a leading City firm.

onside law advises Sven-Göran Eriksson on role as Ivory Coast Manager

2010-03-29T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advises Sven-Göran Eriksson on his appointment as manager of the Ivory Coast.

onside law advises on groundbreaking ad campaign

2010-03-29T00:00:00+01:00

onside law client, Heston Blumenthal has joined forces with Waitrose to become the “face” of a new advertising and promotional campaign.

onside law advises on ECB’s successful defence of player appeals

2010-03-09T00:00:00+01:00

onside law have recently advised the ECB in its successful defence of appeals brought by Northamptonshire CCC and Lancashire CCC against the ECB’s rejection of governing body endorsement applications for their ongoing employment of Johann Van Der Wath, Riki Wessels and Francois Du Plessis respectively.

onside law advises Sven-Göran Eriksson on departure from Notts County

2010-02-17T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advises Sven-Göran Eriksson on all aspects of his departure from Notts County Football Club.

onside law at the Winter Olympics

2010-02-16T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised Paddy Power on its deal to become the Snow Leopard, Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong’s Principal Sponsor.

onside law advises on major Premier League deals

2010-02-12T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised both Fulham manager, Roy Hodgson, on his new deal with the Club and Patrick Vieira on his contract with Manchester City FC.

onside law sports law conference

2010-02-04T00:00:00+01:00

View the presentations from the onside law sports law conference...

onside law advises the ECB in the IPL auction

2010-01-19T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised the ECB to secure the participation of 8 English players in the IPL auction held today.

onside law advises the new Team Sky Cycling team

2010-01-18T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised Scott Sunderland on his appointment as Sporting Director of the new Team Sky Cycling team.

onside law: conference line-up announced

2009-12-21T00:00:00+01:00

Onside law is pleased to announce the annual international sports law conference: “A Year in Sports Law”. The conference will consider and discuss the key issues in sport and in particular sports law from the last 12 months.

onside law highly ranked in Chambers Directory

2009-12-07T00:00:00+01:00

onside law is highly ranked in the Chambers Directory for the fifth year running. The latest 2010 Chambers comments on ‘clients’ delight in the group’s direct approach’. The ‘ full-service sports practice… across the raft of corporate, commercial, IP, employment, regulatory and dispute resolution matters’ ‘offers highly commercial advice, excellent value for money and 24-7 contact’, the Directory says.

onside law advises the ECB in Twenty20 competition deal

2009-10-16T00:00:00+01:00

onside law has advised the ECB in relation to its four year deal with Friends Provident for the title sponsorship of the new domestic Twenty20 competition.

onside law in the media

2009-10-16T00:00:00+01:00

onside law Partner Oli Hunt, has had a busy month in the media, having been interviewed on the BBC 10 o’clock News in connection with the Chelsea F.C transfer ban and having been quoted in the Daily Telegraph on the FIA Presidential election (click here to read the article). onside law was also featured in The Lawyer’s firm profile (click here to read the article).

onside law - Want to join the team?

2009-10-07T00:00:00+01:00

onside law are looking for a dynamic Office Administrator to assist the ever-growing team in the smooth running of the office.

onside law acts for A1GP on major IMG rights deal

2009-09-24T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised A1GP on its recently announced long-term deal with IMG Media under which IMG will market, distribute and sell the worldwide media rights to the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Series for the next 3 years.

onside Law advises on securitisation of Football Player Transfer Fees

2009-09-08T00:00:00+01:00

onside law has advised the Hero Global Football Fund on a pioneering investment structure for the provision of funding to Football League clubs in return for a percentage of the transfer fee proceeds generated by the club’s squad of players

onside law advises ECB on new sponsorships

2009-08-25T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised the England and Wales Cricket Board on both their appointment of Brit Insurance as the England Cricket team's new shirt sponsor and the renewal of NPower's title sponsorship of domestic Test cricket.

onside law advises on Betfair's innovative sponsorship deals

2009-08-25T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised Betfair on innovative sponsorship deals with both Manchester United and Barcelona Football Club.

onside law advises Alan Pardew on Southampton FC appointment

2009-07-28T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised long standing client Alan Pardew on his appointment as the new manager of Southampton FC.

onside law advises England Under 21 star on move to Premier League

2009-07-16T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised Andrew Surman on his move from Southampton to Premier League new boys Wolverhampton Wanderers.

onside law clients excel in golf's second Major of 2009

2009-06-25T00:00:00+01:00

onside law clients, Ross Fisher (5th) and Henrik Stenson (9th), finished inside the top ten at the US Open Championship, golf’s second Major of 2009.

Sir Nick - golfing legend knighted

2009-06-18T00:00:00+01:00

Long standing onside law client, Nick Faldo, has added another title to his six majors — "Sir". Nick Faldo was given a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to golf, the only athlete to be given one of Britain's highest honors on the monarch's birthday list in 2009.

onside law launches recruitment drive

2009-06-15T00:00:00+01:00

We are currently looking to expand our team by recruiting up to 2 mid-level associate lawyers. For further details, please download our job specification for a copy of our advertisement, as posted in The Lawyer. The deadline for applications is 15 July 2009.

HSBC's - Who is your greatest Wimbledon Champion?

2009-06-08T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised HSBC in relation to their Wimbledon Champions Campaign to promote their official sponsorship of the Wimbledon Championships.

High Court win in Golf Case

2009-06-08T00:00:00+01:00

onside law has advised a golfer in a successful six figure High Court action for breach of a sponsorship contract.

Justin Rose at the Masters and Anfield glory

2009-06-08T00:00:00+01:00

Various onside law clients had a busy Spring with Justin Rose tying 20th in the Masters at Augusta and Branislav Ivanovic scoring twice at Anfield in Chelsea's Champions League quarter final victory over Liverpool.

onside law acts on ECB official partner deals

2009-06-08T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised the ECB in relation to a series of recently announced "official partner" deals, including those with Marston's, The Times and Buxtons and LV= on its sponsorship of County Championship cricket. We have also advised the ECB on a range of commercial and contractual issues relating to the hugely successful World Twenty20 Cup which saw Pakistan and England win the men’s and women’s events respectively.

Polar Explorer launches book

2009-05-01T00:00:00+01:00

onside law client and polar explorer Tom Avery has launched his latest book "To the End of the Earth: the Race to Solve Polar Exploration's Greatest Mystery" which recounts the story of how Tom led three men, one woman and sixteen dogs to the North Pole in a world record time while attempting to prove who really was the first to reach the top of the world.

New Free Diving World Record for onside law client

2009-05-01T00:00:00+01:00

Congratulations to onside law client Sara Campbell who, on 2nd April, set a new free diving world record of 96 meters in the Bahamas. This is Sara's fourth world record and was set with a dive time of 3 minutes and 36 seconds.

onside law and the IPL Auction

2009-02-28T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised the ECB on all aspects of the release of centrally contracted England cricketers for the IPL Auction which took place in Goa, India and resulted in both Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen being sold for $1.55 Million.

Power Boat business acquisition

2009-02-01T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised XSMG World on its acquisition of the XS power boat business. XSMG World will continue to design, manufacture and distribute the XSR48 superboats recently referred to as the Bugatti Veyron of the sea.

onside law appointed to National Express panel

2009-01-31T00:00:00+01:00

onside law is delighted to have been appointed to the legal panel of National Express Group PLC in respect of commercial and corporate work. Having advised the National Express group from shortly after the establishment of onside law, we are delighted to now be formally recognized as a preferred supplier of legal services alongside leading City and national law firms. Last year, onside law advised the National Express group on, amongst other things, its sponsorship of Wembley, the FA and the England football team. More recently, we have advised on the sale of its shared ride business known as Dot2Dot.

Chris Walsh new onside law partner

2009-01-01T00:00:00+01:00

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Walsh as a partner of onside law. Chris's clients include the England & Wales Cricket Board, many of the race teams and investors in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Series and a number of sports agencies. He is also the firm's Head of Dispute Resolution.

Latest client news

2008-11-30T00:00:00+01:00

The mid-season break in season 4 of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport sees three onside law clients (A1GP Teams Ireland, Portugal and France) leading the overall standings following the recent action-packed event in Sepang, Malaysia. onside law client, Matthew Upson, scored his first international goal and earned man of the match reviews in England's defeat 2-1 of Germany in Berlin.

Heston Blumenthal - Little Chef & Feast

2008-10-30T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised Heston Blumenthal on all agreements relating to "Big Chef saves Little Chef" and "Feast", two new prime time series to be broadcast on Channel Four.

Andretti Green Racing joins the A1GP World Motorsport Series

2008-09-30T00:00:00+01:00

onside law has advised Lyndhurst Racing on its deal with Andretti Green Racing for the operation of Team USA in the A1GP World Motorsport Series. Andretti Green Racing is a leading US motorsport company established by the well known Andretti family.

onside law appoints Non-Executive Chairman

2008-09-30T00:00:00+01:00

Compton Hellyer has been appointed as onside law's Non-Executive Chairman. Having built Sporting Index into a major business, Compton now sits as a non-executive on various company boards including Opta and Epsom Racecourse. Compton brings vast commercial expertise to the business as well as a wealth of contacts in the sporting world.

onside law wins Commonwealth Games tender

2008-09-30T00:00:00+01:00

onside law has won the tender, in a joint bid with the leading Indian law firm Anand & Anand, to be the legal advisers to the Organising Committee for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010.

onside law advises on England Central Contracts

2008-09-12T00:00:00+01:00

On Tuesday 9 September the ECB announced the names of the 12 players to be offered England Central Contracts and an additional 7 players to be offered England Increment Contracts. onside law advised, and continues to advise, the ECB on all player contract matters.

onside law's busy summer

2008-08-30T00:00:00+01:00

onside law had a busy summer advising on various sponsorship deals including Wrigley's Airwaves and their deal with World Rally and Texaco's sponsorship of The Championship. In football, onside law kicked off the summer transfer window by assisting in Zoltan Gera's move from West Bromwich Albion to Fulham.

onside law advises ECB on landmark deal

2008-08-30T00:00:00+01:00

We have advised the England and Wales Cricket Board ("ECB") on its historic deal with the American billionaire, Sir Allen Stanford, and the West Indies Cricket Board. The deal was announced on 11 June amidst huge public interest in a spectacular launch at Lord's attended by legends of the game including Sir Vivian Richards and Sir Ian Botham. Under the deal, Stanford has pledged US$100 million in prize money for five annual "Winner Takes All" Twenty20 matches in Antigua between England and a Stanford West Indies XI, with the first match scheduled to take place on 1 November 2008.

onside law appointed by ECB

2008-05-31T00:00:00+01:00

We are delighted to announce that onside law has been retained by the England and Wales Cricket Board to provide the ECB with advice in respect of its legal affairs. In commenting on our appointment, David Collier (ECB Chief Executive) said "We are entering a very busy period in the development of the ECB's commercial programme and are very pleased to have the specialist lawyers at onside law working alongside us".

onside law advises on landmark Maria Sharaphova deal

2008-01-15T00:00:00+01:00

onside law has assisted Sony Ericsson on its landmark off-court sponsorship contract with female tennis star, Maria Sharapova, announced at the Australian Open. Sharapova will become the company's first global brand ambassador and involves a series of innovative new consumer brand campaigns away from the court.

International Tennis Federation & Grand Slam Committee rules

2008-01-01T00:00:00+01:00

onside law are currently advising the International Tennis Federation and the Grand Slam Committee (the representative body of the four grand Slam tennis tournaments) on preparing uniform rules to deal with match fixing, betting and anti corruption in tennis.

National Express Group & onside law

2007-12-01T00:00:00+01:00

onside law has recently advised National Express Group, one of the UK's leading public transport operators, on two new business developments.

A1GP & Ferrari deal

2007-11-30T00:00:00+01:00

A1GP executives have recently announced a momentous 6 year deal with the legendary Italian sports car manufacturer, Ferrari, under which Ferrari will become a partner of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport Series as of 1 January 2008

onside law client Justin Rose wins 2007 Order of Merit

2007-11-30T00:00:00+01:00

onside law client Justin Rose won the Volvo Masters sealing the coveted 2007 Order of Merit Title and his ranking as Europe's Number 1 golfer. Justin becomes the youngest player to win the Order of Merit since 1989. The win sent him to No.7 in the World Rankings and places him in a great position to qualify for the 2008 Ryder Cup team, captained by onside law client Nick Faldo.

onside law & Channel 4's 'Big 4'

2007-10-30T00:00:00+01:00

onside law has advised Freestate, a design and architectural consultancy, on its agreement with Channel 4 for the design, build and installation of the "Big 4" sculpture outside Channel 4's London headquarters. The 15m sculpture marks the launch of an arts initiative and TV series aimed at promoting public arts projects in connection with Channel 4's 25th anniversary. The statue, which was unveiled on 16th October 2007 by Culture Minister Margaret Hodge, is to be "dressed" by various well known artists.

Lindi Hingston Defamation action

2007-10-01T00:00:00+01:00

onside law is currently acting for Lindi Hingston on defamation actions against the majority of Britain's national papers over stories that she slept with Pete Doherty and thereby broke up his relationship with Kate Moss. Retractions and undisclosed compensation have been agreed with the Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Sunday Mirror, London Lite and Metro to date with numerous actions pending.

onside law & Major Football Sponsorship

2007-09-30T00:00:00+01:00

onside law advised National Express on their major sponsorship of the FA Cup, the England Football Team and Wembley Stadium.

Rugby World Cup Star

2007-09-30T00:00:00+01:00

onside law client Andy Gomarsall shone in England's journey to the Rugby World Cup final last month and played an instrumental part in the team's success having forced his way into the team after the group stages.