5 Park Square East, Leeds, LS1 2NE
Tel: 0113 242 1123 Fax: 0113 242 1124
DX: 713113 (LEEDS PARK SQ)
36 Young Street, Manchester, M3 3FT
Tel: 0161 832 9082 Fax: 0161 835 2139
DX: 718188 (MCH 3)
Practice:
Commercial Litigation
Sports Law
Employment
Professional Negligence
Profile:
Martin practises in commercial litigation.
He is on the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel.
He continues to deal with cases across the full range of employment law with a specialism in restrictive covenant / confidential information work and the other more commercial aspects of employment law.
He is increasingly recognised for considerable experience in sports law and litigation and is an appointed arbitrator to the UK Sports Dispute Resolution Panel. He has also sat as a Chairman of the FA Appeal Board.
Significant / Reported Cases:
Robinson v PE Jones Contractors Ltd [2010]EWHC102(TCC)(Lawtel) – whether a builder owes a duty of care in tort
Landis & Gyr Ltd v Scaleo Chip ET [2007]EWHC3(Lawtel) 24/7/07 – impact of cross-jurisdictional proceedings on pre-action disclosure
R v the Advertising Standards Authority, ex parte Debt Free Direct Ltd [2007]EWHC(Admin) 1337 (2007)ACD82 – discharge of injunction to prevent publication of adverse adjudication / judicial review
Gover and others v Property Care Ltd - Times Law Reports 1/5/06 (Court of Appeal) (2006) ICR1073 [2006]4AllER69 – re-assessment of the Polkey principle
Lavelle v Lavelle Times Law Reports 9/3/04 (Court of Appeal) – re-consideration of the ‘presumption of advancement’
Parker v Snyder & ors. Lawtel 1/4/03 (Court of Appeal) – viable cause of action / striking out
Examples of recent Sports work:
Billy Graham v Ricky Hatton – acting for the boxer defending High Court proceedings brought by ex-trainer
£1 million permanent total disablement insurance claim for ex-Premiership player
Blackpool FC v Leeds United & Simon Grayson – acting for Blackpool suing over alleged poaching of their manager / wrongful termination of contract
Leicester Tigers RFC – advising the club in defence of threatened points deduction for alleged breach of salary cap rules
FA ‘match-fixing’ investigation – instructed by 3 players in defence of the charges of betting on League 2 matches in which they participated
Blackburn Rovers FC v Huddersfield FC – acting for the Premiership club on a dispute over transfer agreement.
Mark Foster v Amateur Swimming Federation of Great Britain (2004) (Sports Dispute Resolution Panel) - Olympics Selection Appeal
Jonny Wilkinson - advising the rugby player on an image rights dispute
Jay Jay Okocha - acting for the footballer in High Court claim brought by agent
Curtis Woodhouse v Birmingham City Football Club [2004] (Before the Board of the Premier League)
Danny Granville v Manchester City Football Club plc [2003] (Football League Appeals Committee)
TNS FC v Welsh FA – successful appeal for the club - refusal of promotion / restraint of trade
Gino Padula v QPR - contract dispute
Recommendations:
Legal 500 2009:
"has built a strong following for sports-related disputes"
Legal 500 2008:
"is ahead of his call and taking more complex cases"
Legal 500 2007:
"is fulfilling early promise and 'very good value'"
Recommended in the Legal 500 2006
Memberships:
Bar Sports Law Group
UK Sports Dispute Resolution Panel
Northern Chancery Bar Association
British Association for Sport and the Law
Northern and North Eastern Circuit
Panels:
Junior Counsel to the Crown (Provincial Panel)
| Career & Education: | |
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University: Degree: Year of Call: Joined Chambers: |
Durham LLB - Law 1999 (Inner Temple) 2003 |

Year of Call: 1999
Specialises In:
Commercial & EmploymentClerked by:
Colin Griffin
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