Sports law News

3PB’s Jamie Johnston chairs disciplinary panel banning Olympic coach

3rd October 2025

3PB’s sports and property law barrister, Jamie Johnston, was the independent chair of the UK Athletics disciplinary panel that banned coach Andrew Young after a four-day hearing. Mr. Young was coach of Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir, who waived her right to anonymity to comment on the matter. The decision and her comments have been covered by many UK and international media including the BBC. Jamie Johnston (pictured here) chaired the first instance panel in...

3PB achieves record rankings in the Legal 500’s 2026 edition

1st October 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings), one of the UK's largest chambers, is delighted to announce a record number of rankings - totalling 193 - in the Legal 500 2026’s edition which is published today, compared with 167 last year. A total of 123 3PB barristers are now ranked in the Legal 500, up from 108 last year. The set is ranked in 26 areas of law across 4 large UK Circuits (London, South Eastern, Western...

Matthew Cannings appointed onto The FA's Judicial Panel

18th July 2025

3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are pleased to announce that Matthew Cannings (pictured here) has been appointed 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...

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...