Sports law News

Gareth Graham reappointed as a member of The FA's Judicial Panel

15th July 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are pleased to announce that Gareth Graham has been reappointed as a member of The Football Association (FA)'s Judicial Panel for a period of 3 years from 1 July 2025. As the governing body for football in England, in the event of a breach of FA Rules and Regulations they may need to take action. The outcome of the case will often be determined by the Independent Regulatory Commission and...

Gareth Graham appointed to the ECB's Cricket Discipline Panel

31st March 2025

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed fourteen new members to its Cricket Discipline Panel (CDP). Among the new appointees is Gareth Graham, who has extensive experience of chairing sports disciplinary hearings (including for the Rugby Football Union, World Rugby, The Football Association, the British Horseracing Authority and British Cycling), as well as expertise in employment and sports law generally, with a particular focus on whistleblowing, safeguarding and discrimination cases. The CDP is...

Sam Shurey represents the RFU in appeal proceedings

19th February 2025

3PB sports law barrister Sam Shurey advised and represented the RFU in an appeal arising from the abandonment of a recent Championship Rugby fixture between Chinnor RFC and Doncaster Knights RFC after floodlight failure. The match was stopped in the 68th minute with Chinnor leading 18-13. The RFU Disputes Committee ordered that the score at the time of the abandonment was to stand as the final score. Doncaster Knights RFC appealed against that decision. The...