Littleton Chambers maintains a strong presence in complex and high-value sports disputes across a wide range of disciplines, including football, boxing, motorsport, rugby, and athletics. The set is particularly noted for its strength in junior counsel, with Lydia Banerjee, who has a strong reputation as an independent investigator, and Sam Neaman continuing to impress. Neaman specialises in boxing matters, but has demonstrated capabilities in other areas, such as representing Watford FC in a high-profile race discrimination claim. Ashley Cukier was the lead junior of the counsel team appointed to investigate allegations of unlawful discrimination at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, following widespread media coverage of the club’s mishandling of its investigation into allegations of discrimination and harassment brought by former player Azeem Rafiq.
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Testimonials
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- 'They have a wide range of outstanding performers in the area'
- 'Littleton Chambers have a number of excellent barristers working in sports cases'
- 'They have a number of excellent Barristers in this area.'
- 'The clerks are always very helpful, in particular Jason Drakeford is excellent.'
- 'The clerks do an excellent job, they are clear in communications and always do their best to respond to queries and any issues with scheduling.'
Lawyers
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Steven Flynn
‘Excellent senior junior who works incredibly hard and is easy to get on with. He is very user-friendly for solicitors and client, and authoritative in his advice. He knows the industry well and is a safe pair of hands.’
Joel Wallace
‘He’s an excellent advocate. Calm and composed. Clients come back to Joel time and again because of his high technical levels mixed with excellent emotional intelligence, which is key when dealing with high-profile sportspeople.’