Mark Gay > Payne Hicks Beach LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Mark Gay
Work Department
Dispute Resolution - Sport
Position
Mark advises clients in the sports industry on the full range of sports specific problems that arise in the course of their business.
He has acted for most of the leading governing bodies and many high profile teams in sports related disputes. Many have been matters of public interest or involved cutting edge legal disputes.
Much of Mark’s work is for governing bodies and teams in industries such as football and motorsport. He represents our clients in disciplinary proceedings, arbitrations and, where no arbitral network exists, in proceedings before the High Court.
Tribunals he has appeared in front of include the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the EFL League Arbitration Panel, the Contracts Recognition Board of the FIA, the International Court of the FIA, ICC and LCIA arbitration panels, as well as the English High Court and Court of Appeal.
High profile cases recently have included UKA v Minichiello, EFL v Derby, Alpine’s dispute with McLaren over the driver Mr Oscar Piastri and Alpine’s successful appeal to the stewards over the five point deduction imposed upon them as a result of Fernando Alonso’s crash with Lance Stroll at the Grand Prix in Austin in October 2022.
Through Mark Gay the firm has unparalleled first-hand experience of sports law cases at the very cutting edge combined with an enviable record of success for clients in all proceedings in which we have been engaged.
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Bringing specialist knowledge in sports litigation and arbitration, primarily in the football, motorsports and boxing spheres, Payne Hicks Beach LLP is described as an ‘impressive boutique practice’. Former partner Mark Gay has transitioned to a consultancy role, boasting experience in High Court sports proceedings, while Jonathan Gatward routinely advises on image rights issues. Dominic Crossley is a privacy and media law expert, Hanna Basha is knowledgeable on crisis management matters, and Nick Grant is also noted as key.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Employment > Senior executives
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Employers