17 - The Impact of the Football Governance Act on Dispute Resolution in Football

Welcome to episode 17 of the Sports Law Podcast. In this episode, Nick De Marco KC presents recorded highlights from the 2025 Blackstone Chambers seminar titled The Impact of the Football Governance Act on Dispute Resolution in Football. Recorded at the IET London, Nick chaired the session and the panel comprised Adam Lewis KC, Tom Hickman KC, James Segan KC, Tom Richards KC, Shane Sibbel, Celia Rooney and Marlena Valles.During the seminar, the panel considered recent developments within the existing dispute resolution processes in football and considered how those processes and issues may be affected by the introduction of the new regulator and review before the Competition Appeal Tribunal under the Football Governance Act.To access the PowerPoint slides used at the seminar, please head to the Sports Law Podcast landing page on the Blackstone Chambers website and navigate to episode 17.