Our Team

Paul has been ranked in both Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 as a leading individual within Sport for a number of years.

Paul is the Managing Director of Fletcher Sports Law and has over 20 years experience of providing tailored legal advice to his sporting clients. Paul is particularly well-renowned within the sports industry for advising UK based and foreign agents / intermediaries, clubs and brands, as well as some of the most high profile players in world football, on a whole host of issues ranging from playing contracts and transfers to representation agreements, regulatory matters and disputes, to name but a few.

Beyond football, Paul is regularly instructed by clients from other sports such as Rugby Union, Rugby League, Cricket, Snooker, Darts, Boxing and Golf to advise on a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters. In addition to his established sports practice, Paul is frequently instructed by clients to advise on strictly commercial matters and corporate transactions including share purchase agreements, joint venture agreements and service agreements

“If I had to make a list of top ten solicitors in sport, Paul Fletcher would be on it. He may be from a small bespoke firm, but his knowledge in the areas, and breadth of top clients, is unrivalled” – Legal 500

“Paul has been my go-to football lawyer for a while now he has worked diligently in finding solutions and has always provided me with a sense of comfort.” - Chambers and Partners

Tom advises high profile athletes, influencers, celebrities and agents on a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters.

Within Sport, Tom's highlights include:

- acting for a number of professional boxers;
- acting for a number of football agents / intermediaries;
- acting for players and their agents / intermediaries in relation to transfer arrangements;
- acting for several international rugby players;
- advising on settlement / compromise agreements;
- acting in Regulatory matters across various sports.

Within Media & Entertainment, Tom advises talent (and their management) in relation to their commercial and endorsement agreements, ambassador agreements, TV deals and PAs; as well as being regularly instructed in relation to a number of high-profile disputes with newspapers, brands and former agents / managers.

Tom has consistently been named as a Rising Star within the Sports Law sector by Legal 500 and in 2024 won TMT Rising Star of the year at the Northern Powerhouse Awards.

”Boxing expert Tom Grant represents athletes, managers, and brands on agency disputes and management agreements.”

“Tom Grant stands out for his coverage of sponsorship agreements and regulatory disputes.” – Legal 500

 

James advises footballers, racing drivers, sporting personalities and media personalities on a variety of matters, ranging from endorsement and brand ambassador contracts, television appearance contracts, litigation, regulatory matters and defamation claims.

James graduated from Durham University (LLB) in 2021 and then studied the LPC LLM at BPP University where he finished in the top 1% of 1,200 candidates. Outside of law, James enjoys watching sports, football and rugby in particular, and is constantly seeking new ways to challenge himself whilst seeking an adventure, whether it is surfing, cold-water swimming or skydiving.

Olivia works as a trainee solicitor at Fletcher Sports Law, having previously worked for the firm as a paralegal whilst undertaking her Masters in Law.

Olivia assists the senior members of the team advising high profile influencers, celebrities, agents, clubs and athletes on a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters.

Rachel is the office manager at Fletcher Sports Law. She supports the senior team members, deals with all administration matters, and is the point of contact for any queries relation to the day to day running of the office and career enquiries.

Rachel enjoys watching women’s and men’s football, snooker and darts. She volunteers with Girlguiding and leads successful Brownie and Guide units. Rachel is also very actively involved in the local community regularly providing comfort bags to hospitals and hospices.