Will Moir

Will is a contentious and regulatory lawyer, specialising in disputes, investigations, and regulatory and safeguarding matters in sport. He advises a wide range of household names within the sports sector – from individuals to clubs to governing bodies. He has extensive experience across the English civil court system and sports judicial bodies, representing clients in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, before the judicial panels of FIFA, UEFA, The FA and the Premier League, as well as at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). He is also a qualified Solicitor Advocate, having obtained his Higher Rights of Audience in 2015. Will’s recent work highlights include: representing a number of Premier League and Football League clubs in proceedings before the Professional Football Compensation Committee; advising multiple sports governing bodies on the development and implementation of their regulatory frameworks; acting for a leading global media rights agency in a dispute before CAS; advising the Premier League on its ‘five-step’ investigations into academy player moves; and acting for an international rugby federation regarding on-field disciplinary matters. · Northridge Law LLP

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Contentious and regulatory lawyer specialising in disputes, investigations, and regulatory and safeguarding matters in sport, advising individuals, clubs and governing bodies. He has represented clients in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and before judicial panels of FIFA, UEFA, The FA, the Premier League and the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and is a qualified Solicitor Advocate (Higher Rights of Audience, 2015).

Practice areas

LitigationArbitrationRegulatory & GovernanceSports LawInvestigations

Office

England

Northridge Law LLP · Will is a contentious and regulatory lawyer, specialising in disputes, investigations, and regulatory and safeguarding matters in sport. He advises a wide range of household names within the sports sector – from individuals to clubs to governing bodies. He has extensive experience across the English civil court system and sports judicial bodies, representing clients in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, before the judicial panels of FIFA, UEFA, The FA and the Premier League, as well as at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). He is also a qualified Solicitor Advocate, having obtained his Higher Rights of Audience in 2015. Will’s recent work highlights include: representing a number of Premier League and Football League clubs in proceedings before the Professional Football Compensation Committee; advising multiple sports governing bodies on the development and implementation of their regulatory frameworks; acting for a leading global media rights agency in a dispute before CAS; advising the Premier League on its ‘five-step’ investigations into academy player moves; and acting for an international rugby federation regarding on-field disciplinary matters.

England

Expertise

Professional football (Premier League & Football League)Sports governing bodies and regulatory frameworksMedia rights disputesAcademy player transfer investigationsOn-field disciplinary matters and safeguardingCourt of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) proceedings

Education

Solicitor Advocate (Higher Rights of Audience, Civil Proceedings) (2015)
BPP Law School, LPC (2012)
BPP Law School, GDL (2011)
University of Oxford (Exeter College), Literae Humaniores (BA, MA Oxon) (2010)

Admissions

Solicitor Advocate (Higher Rights of Audience, Civil Proceedings) — 2015