BASL

📢 31st BASL Annual Conference Lineup Confirmed 📢

Panel 1 – Integrity in Sport: Experts and Complications moderated by Louis Weston, Outer Temple Chambers, with Tom Chignell, Betting Integrity Expert, Aja Hall, Co-Director of Integrity, Regulation and Safeguarding, British Horseracing Authority, Julia Lowis, Senior Legal Counsel, International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and Kendrah Potts, 4 New Square.

Panel 2 –Social Media: Protection and Potential for Athletes moderated by Kate Hamer, Kate Hamer Ltd, with Matt Himsworth, Co-founder of B5 Consultancy, Tim Edwards, Global Athlete Partnerships Lead, TikTok and Helen Ward, Head of Women’s Football, Watford FC Women.

Keynote Speech – Stacey Copeland

Panel 3 – Sporting Investigations moderated by Dr Katie Smith, Squire Patton Boggs, with Wayne Barnes, Squire Patton Boggs, Christopher Quinlan KC, Farrars Building Chambers and Anne Whyte KC, QEB Hollis, Whiteman Chambers.

Panel 4 – General Counsel moderated by Caroline McGrory, Cadillac Formula 1 ® Team, with Kate Beavan, New Quebec Advisory Ltd, Louise Savage, LIV Golf Ltd, Michael Crichton, General Counsel at Formula E, Angela McCracken, Head of Legal, Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 and Nick Anderton, General Counsel at Castore Group.

We look forward to welcoming delegates from UK Sport, Charles Russell Speachley, Linklaters, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, Ankura, Abel & Iray, 4 New Square, BCL Solicitors LLP, Northridge, University of Westminster, Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Blackstone Chambers, TYR Law, BHA, The FA, Penningtons, Kinglsey Napley, University of Law, Sporting Integrity, Wiggin LLP, beIN, Rainmore Law, Farrar’s Building, Bird & Bird, UCFB, Fieldfisher LLP, Clarke Willmott, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, plus an Olympian!

👇Click on the link below to book a ticket to come and enjoy the day, be involved in the discussions and network with peers 👇

BOOK HERE:https://www.britishsportslaw.com/_files/ugd/d630cb_d782cea5204747c1ab4ebb047ac6882b.pdf

⏱️This event is on the 26th of February 2026, and will be held at the Royal Automobile Club
For more details: https://www.britishsportslaw.com/basl-annual-conference-2026

📢 BASL Annual Conference – FINAL Speaker Announcement – General Counsel📢

We are delighted to announce that Nick Anderton, General Counsel at Castore Group is our final speaker announcement for the event. Nick will join Michael Crichton, General Counsel at Formula E and Angela McCracken, Head of Legal at Glasgow 2026, Kate Beavan, Louise Savage and panel moderator Caroline McGrory for Panel 4 - General Counsel at the 31st BASL Annual Conference, which is just a few weeks away.

Nick Anderton, General Counsel at the Castore Group and a member of the Executive/Senior Leadership Team, has built Castore’s legal function from the ground up and has been closely involved in the business’s rapid growth, international expansion and the development of significant new partnerships across the global sports industry.

Before joining Castore, Nick spent many years at adidas, gaining deep experience within one of the world’s leading sports brands. He is passionate about the sports industry and brings a partnership-led, commercially focused, practical legal perspective shaped by operating at scale in high-growth environments.

👇Click on the link below to book a ticket to come and hear what this panel has to discuss. 👇

BOOK HERE:https://www.britishsportslaw.com/_files/ugd/d630cb_d782cea5204747c1ab4ebb047ac6882b.pdf

⏱️This event is on the 26th of February 2026, and will be held at the Royal Automobile Club
Check out the lineup of speakers: https://www.britishsportslaw.com/basl-annual-conference-2026