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James Williams

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Work Department

Commercial Disputes

Position

James is an Associate in our Commercial Disputes team.

James specialises in advising sports teams on commercial and contractual claims and regulatory and disciplinary disputes. He is active in disputes across all sports but has particular expertise in football.

In addition to his sports practice, James assists clients with commercial and media disputes. He provides advice on reputation management and assists clients with responding to negative media coverage and crisis planning. He also advises content creators on errors and omissions, pre-broadcast and publication clearance, and the OFCOM Broadcast Codes.

James sits on the board of the Swansea City Supporters’ Trust, which owns a minority stake in Swansea City Football Club.

Career

• Associate, Capital Law Limited (Mar 2022 – present)
• Associate Chartered Legal Executive, Capital Law Limited (Mar 2022 – May 2022)
• Paralegal, Capital Law Limited (Jun 2018 – Mar 2022)
• Paralegal, Slater & Gordon Lawyers (2016 – 2018)

Memberships

• The Law Society of England and Wales

Education

• University of the West of England, Bristol: LL.M, Advanced Legal Practice (2020 – 2021)
• University of the West of England, Bristol: LPC (2017 – 2020)
• Cardiff University: Bachelor of Laws LLB and Sociology (2013 – 2018)