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:
Sports
General Commercial, Contract, Sale of Goods
Employment
Professional Negligence
Company
Profile:
Martin practises in all aspects of commercial litigation.
He also specialises in employment law.
He has a particular interest in sports law and litigation and is an appointed arbitrator to the UK Sports Dispute Resolution Panel.
Martin has sat as Chairman of the FA Appeal Board.
Significant / Reported Cases:
Landis & Gyr Ltd v Scaleo Chip ET [2007]EWHCB3 Lawtel 24/7/07
R v the Advertising Standards Authority, ex parte Debt Free Direct Ltd [2007]EWHC(Admin) 1337
Gover and others v Property Care Ltd - Times Law Reports 1/5/06 (Court of Appeal) (2006) ICR1073 [2006]4AllER69
Lavelle v Lavelle Times Law Reports 9/3/04 (Court of Appeal)
Parker v Snyder & ors. Lawtel 1/4/03 (Court of Appeal)
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 - refusal of promotion / restraint of trade
Gino Padula v QPR - contract dispute
Recommendations:
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)
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University: Degree: Year of Call: Joined Chambers: |
Durham LLB - Law (Upper Second Class Honours) 1999 (Inner Temple) 2003 |

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