QPR lawyers are also playing for the FA
Thu May 05, 2011 6:02 pm
London law practice Blackstone Chambers, who are supplying lead barristers for both sides.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1383286/Charles-Sale-QPR-lawyers-playing-FA.html
One certain winner from the FA hearing into QPR's signing of Alejandro Faurlin are London law practice Blackstone Chambers, who are supplying lead barristers for both sides.
The QC heading the FA prosecution is Adam Lewis and his colleague from the same Temple chambers, Ian Mill, is defending the Championship winners, who are facing seven charges. Both lawyers are acknowledged experts in sports law.
Mill is described on the Blackstone website as 'the guy you go to if you really want to tough it out', and Lewis 'stands alone at the Bar in terms of his dedication to sports work'.
But although the choice of QCs is not a surprise, it is causing comment in legal circles that Blackstone should be so heavily involved when former QPR director Nick De Marco is one of their junior barristers, working alongside Mill.
De Marco, another sports law specialist, was brought on to the Loftus Road board in 2007 by chairman Gianni Paladini after building a friendship while offering the then struggling club free legal advice as a QPR fan. De Marco left following the Flavio Briatore-led takeover.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1383286/Charles-Sale-QPR-lawyers-playing-FA.html
One certain winner from the FA hearing into QPR's signing of Alejandro Faurlin are London law practice Blackstone Chambers, who are supplying lead barristers for both sides.
The QC heading the FA prosecution is Adam Lewis and his colleague from the same Temple chambers, Ian Mill, is defending the Championship winners, who are facing seven charges. Both lawyers are acknowledged experts in sports law.
Mill is described on the Blackstone website as 'the guy you go to if you really want to tough it out', and Lewis 'stands alone at the Bar in terms of his dedication to sports work'.
But although the choice of QCs is not a surprise, it is causing comment in legal circles that Blackstone should be so heavily involved when former QPR director Nick De Marco is one of their junior barristers, working alongside Mill.
De Marco, another sports law specialist, was brought on to the Loftus Road board in 2007 by chairman Gianni Paladini after building a friendship while offering the then struggling club free legal advice as a QPR fan. De Marco left following the Flavio Briatore-led takeover.
Re: QPR lawyers are also playing for the FA
Thu May 05, 2011 6:05 pm
The QC heading the FA prosecution is Adam Lewis and his colleague from the same Temple chambers, Ian Mill is defending the Championship winners
Ian Mill is Adam Lewis' boss
Ian Mill is Adam Lewis' boss
Re: QPR lawyers are also playing for the FA
Thu May 05, 2011 6:07 pm
Re: QPR lawyers are also playing for the FA
Thu May 05, 2011 6:08 pm
Sorry, didn't notice other thread 
Re: QPR lawyers are also playing for the FA
Thu May 05, 2011 6:20 pm
atlasuk wrote:Sorry, didn't notice other thread
And as you'll see from that thread it is quite normal for barristers from the same chambers to be on opposing sides in the same case.
If you've ever seen "Kavanagh QC" or "Rumpole" on TV you'll often have seen examples on there.