Stephen Heath
Stephen Taylor Heath is a FSE Partner(Head of Sports law) and specialist Sport and TMT Lawyer. Stephen has specialist experience of multi territory media rights agreements particularly broadcasting and sponsorship rights. Stephen also has expertise in protecting client’s commercial interests particularly through Ambassador, Sponsorship and Image Rights agreements. Recent matters have included the rights agreements for Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder/Anthony Joshua, assisting BT with a Blocking Order against Pirate streams and Ambassador agreements for clients with sportsmen such as Trent Alexander Arnold and Anthony Joshua. He also acted for Prenetics EMEA in their commercial contracts with the EPL, ECB, SoccerAid, the RCA and Matchroom Sport to conduct Covid testing as part of the return to professional sport after lockdown. · JMW Solicitors LLP
About
Stephen Taylor Heath is an FSE Partner (Head of Sports law) at JMW Solicitors LLP and a specialist Sport and TMT lawyer with over 20 years in private practice and senior in‑house roles. He advises on multi‑territory media rights (broadcasting and sponsorship), ambassador/sponsorship and image rights, commercial sports contracts and anti‑piracy matters, and has acted on matters including rights for Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder/Anthony Joshua, a BT blocking order against pirate streams, ambassador agreements for Trent Alexander‑Arnold and Anthony Joshua, and commercial Covid‑testing contracts for Prenetics EMEA with the EPL, ECB, SoccerAid, the RCA and Matchroom Sport.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Lancaster Grammar School
- Nottingham University