Wordley Partnership

Wordley Partnership specialise in disputes and corporate law advising professional and amateur sports clubs, organisations and businesses; associations; sports national governing bodies, individual sports participants , players, coaches and instructors.

We are experts in (re)insurance often instructed and acting for policyholders and their insurance brokers.  Our expertise includes advising on policy wordings working with policyholders and their brokers to advise on the scope of the insurance cover.  We are regularly instructed on insurance claims and insurance coverage disputes (advising policyholders through the claims process and in coverage disputes).  We have a broad expertise when it comes to insurance, which includes:

• Business Interruption
• Career ending insurance for professional individuals.
• Construction risks.
• Cyber liability.
• Directors and officers.
• Engineering risks.
• Event liability/cancellation.
• Failure to broadcast.
• Financial risks.
• Legal expenses.
• Legal liabilities (errors & omissions/public/products/employers’).
• Personal accident
• Prize indemnity/contract bonus.
• Property - including stadiums, clubhouses and training facilities.
• Risk management/health & safety.

We also act for clients on commercial disputes whether defending clients or prosecuting claims.

On the Corporate and Commercial side of our practice we have experience advising on a wide range of commercial contracts including sponsorship and image rights contracts and protection and exploitation of proprietary intellectual property. We have also advised sports clubs and investors on mergers and acquisitions and advise High Net Worths on private company investments. 

We are also advise on non-contentious and contentious Employment matters both for employers and HNW employees and have particular experience in consultancy arrangements.