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Andrew Bennett
Associate
Andrew Bennett is an associate in our Litigation Practice, based in London.
Andrew undertakes a wide variety of international and domestic litigation and arbitration with a particular focus on the sports sector, working within our Sports & Entertainment Industry Group. He has experience in acting for international and domestic sports clubs, sports governing bodies, agencies and athletes in commercial, regulatory, investigatory and contentious matters.
Outside of the sports sector, Andrew has a broad experience in High Court litigation, multijurisdictional disputes, as well as arbitrations under the auspices of the LCIA and LMAA arbitral rules.
- Acting for domestic and international football clubs in high-profile disputes under the regulations of the Football Association, UEFA and FIFA.
- Advising various Premier League and EFL football clubs in relation to compliance with domestic/international regulations, including the profitability and sustainability rules, and the FIFA regulations on the status and transfer of players.
- Acting for sports clubs and sports governing bodies in conducting internal investigations into issues such as discrimination and culture.
- Assisting on aspects of player transfers on both the club and player side, including high-profile and complex overseas transfers.
- Advising a major oil and gas corporation on the registration of a circa US$5 billion arbitration award in the High Court of England & Wales.
- Acting as part of a team that successfully defended a semi-governmental Middle Eastern organisation in a circa £50 million appeal in the Court of Appeal.
- Acting for a major health industry client in a seven-figure settlement of a dispute following mediation.
- Advising and securing injunctive relief for a client following whistle-blower evidence.
Education
- De Montfort University, Postgraduate Diploma in Sports Law, Distinction, 2021
- BBP University, L.P.C., Distinction, 2020
- University of Law, G.D.L., Distinction, 2019
- University of Leeds, B.A., First-Class Honours, 2017
Admissions
- England and Wales, 2023
Memberships & Affiliations
- Member, British Association for Sport and Law
- Member, Junior London Solicitors Litigation Association