Steven Flynn > 2 Temple Gardens > London, England > Barrister Profile

2 Temple Gardens
TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9AY
England

Work Department

ADR, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Employment, Sport

Position

Sports law; Domestic and International commercial litigation and arbitration; Disciplinary and Regulatory; Partnerships.

Steven is a sports law specialist who is frequently retained to deal with issues of significant importance, advising various participants including professional athletes, teams, governing bodies, agents, and players’ associations on contractual, commercial, and regulatory matters.

Away from the sports sector, Steven’s practice is directed towards business protection. He is regularly instructed to deal with issues arising from employment contracts, breach of confidence, partnerships, restrictive covenants, and shareholder rights/obligations, both in the UK and internationally. He has a particular interest in cross-jurisdiction contracts and conflict of laws issues.

Steven has a wealth of experience in arbitration, representing commercial and sporting clients before a vast array of domestic and international arbitral tribunals, as well as dealing with challenges before the Courts. Steven also accepts appointments to sit as a sole arbitrator or as a member of a panel (including as chair). He has been admitted as a Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and appointed to the Sport Resolution Arbitration Panel.

Memberships

British Association for Sport and Law
The British Irish Commercial Bar Association
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Sport Resolutions Arbitration Panel Member

Lawyer Rankings

Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Sport

Kings Chambers is highly regarded for its ‘great depth’ in sport law. Paul Chaisty KC regularly represents premier clubs in high-profile commercial cases, and Martin Budworth is well known for his expertise in sports arbitration. David Casement KC ‘possesses excellent technical knowledge‘ and is highly regarded as ‘an expert in sports disputes and regulation‘. Steven Flynn‘s practice includes regulatory issues and contractual and commercial litigation. Rosie Kight is ‘an entirely approachable and down to earth advocate‘.