Developing Professional Sport in Ireland: Networking Evening & Roundtable

LawInSport and 12 King's Bench Walk invite you to attend a networking drinks evening in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 26 April, 2024. The event is free for LawInSport Plus members and Institutional members and will be of interest to anyone interested in or who shares a passion for sports law and would like to meet, and build relationships, with like minded people.

Developing the Professional Game: Roundtable

Prior the the networking evening, we will also be hosting a private roundtable on ‘Developing the Professional Game: How lawyers are being used within and outside sports organisations’ where the following will be discussed:

• Identifying where the legal community can help sports organisations in Ireland
• How to get a return on investment when using the legal community
• How the legal community can help create sustainability in sports organisations in Ireland

This roundtable is exclusive for those working in sports organisations including athletes, governing bodies and leagues, clubs and teams, broadcasters and media companies, agencies, sponsors and investors.

Please register your interest in attending here. We will then be in touch to confirm availability. Once capacity has been reached, we will operate a waitlist.

Agenda

15:30 - 17:00 - Private Roundtable (Grand Central Hotel, Belfast)
17:30 - 20:00 - Networking Drinks (The Perch, Belfast)

Format

Arrive, grab a drink and find someone to talk to. You will be in good company and be safe in the knowledge everyone at the event will be happy to talk to you about sport and the law. 

This is a social event; people want to come and enjoy themselves without fear that someone will be trying to hard sell their services.

Drinks are provided on arrival.

Attending Organisations

• 12 King's Bench Walk
• B.F.P. Sports & Management Consulting s.r.l.
• Bar of Ireland
• BCL Solicitors LLP
• Crusaders FC
• DLA Piper LLP
• Edge Hill University
• European Sports Business School
• Geaney Solicitors LLP
• Grayfield Solicitors LLP
• Horwich Farrelly
• IRFU
• Irish Football Association
• ISDE
• Lewis Silkin
• MaCauley & Ritchie Solicitors
• Mills & Reeve
• NI PFA
• NIFL - Northern Ireland Football League
• Queen's University
• Sheridans
• The Bar of Ireland
• The Financial Times
• University of Westminster
• Wexford FC
• Wiggin LLP

Price

This event is free for LawInSport Plus Members and £25+VAT for non-Plus members.

You can register for Plus membership for as little as £25 per month or £156 for the year.

Students, if your institution has academic membership or if you are on a full time course, you can receive a 50% discount on membership. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information. 

Current and former professional athletes are eligible for free Plus membership and full-time students are eligible for half price Plus membership.

PLEASE NOTE: there are only a limited number of spaces available so tickets will be on a first come first served basis.