As part of his employment law practice, Adrian has advised professional sportsmen and women, as well as clubs and agents, on various aspects of sports law, including:
advising footballers and their agents in relation to settlement agreements when players move clubs.
advising a football club on a serious disciplinary matter involving a professional player
representing a golf professional in an Employment Tribunal case for age discrimination
advising a golf club on its rules in respect of expulsion of members
advising members of the PCA (Professional Cricketers Association) in relation to employment matters / contracts
advising the agent of a high-profile rugby league player who was changing codes to move to rugby union
A report in the media recently suggested that Raheem Sterling was to set up his own football agency[1]. This article looks at whether that is possible and some alternative explanations.
Firstly, there is no obligation for a footballer to retain the services of an FA Registered Intermediary (commonly referred to as agents, which is the term utilised in this article), as the player is perfectly entitled to represent himself/herself to negotiate a contract with a club.
Bermans, commercial law firm in Liverpool and Manchester, is delighted to announce that it has promoted 6 individuals to more senior roles at the firm.
Andrew Henderson (left) joined Bermans in 1985 and has developed an expertise in asset finance litigation. He has been made a Partner and joins Alex Chapman, David Gledhill and Jonathan Berkson as partners in the specialist Asset Based Lending team that is ranked in the Legal 500 London Asset Finance Lending rankings.
He deals with matters such as fraud, freezing orders, title claims, delivery up claims, guarantee/indemnity claims, shortfalls and general debt recovery for a wide range of asset based lenders.
Jon is Bermans Managing Director and Head of Corporate, having joined Bermans as a Corporate Partner in January 2012.
Jon spends time across both of the Manchester and Liverpool offices, working closely with practice area leaders and the operations team to ensure our people and clients remain at the heart of everything Bermans do.
Clients include a variety of companies, many of whom are owner-managed SMEs but also larger corporates.He has worked with clients across a range of sectors but has particular expertise in the financial services, high growth technology, creative/media and healthcare (particularly ophthalmic) sectors.Jon’s knowledge and experience allows him to provide clients with clear direction through what can be quite complex processes.In 2021, Jon contributed a chapter to ‘ From the Factory Floor: We Build Tech Companies’ – a book written by Bermans clients https://thestartupfactory.tech/.The book aims to help entrepreneurs launch and build better and more successful tech businesses.Jon’s chapter focuses on the legal building blocks needed to establish good corporate governance which sets the framework for growth, investment and ultimately exit.
Sign up for a FREE copy of “From the Factory Floor” now at the bottom of this article:
Fergal heads up the Property and Construction team in Bermans Liverpool and Manchester offices.
He qualified as a solicitor in 1986 following his degree in law.
Fergal specialises in commercial property transactions and his clients include property developers, investors, fund managers, banks and bridging loan companies.
His clients value his pragmatic approach and willingness and ability to ensure their objectives are met and he is well known and respected in the Liverpool business community.
Fergal has been the Bermans finance partner since 2007 and is a founding member of the Bermans board.
| 
