Planning on Putting your feet up over Christmas?

With the congested fixture list and transfer window looming the football industry goes into overdrive at Christmas which means that its advisors cannot afford to take their eye off the ball.

Football clubs, footballers and their agents and advisors often take critical football and business decisions in December and January and we are on hand to support these needs.

Over the Christmas period, we’ll keep monitoring our email and our advice line is manned so if you need assistance please do not hesitate to get in touch and we’ll see what our sports lawyers can do.

Enjoy your football and your downtime over the festive period when you can.

Clifton Ingram have been recognised for excellence by the Legal 500 (a listing of top UK legal firms) for our experience in Sports Law and are now appearing in their rankings within that field.

Clifton Ingram are also recognised by the Legal 500 for our excellence in 13 other catagories.

See http://www.legal500.com/firms/684-clifton-ingram-llp/offices/5104-wokingham for more information.

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Jonathan Davis Settles Tricky Footballer Injury Claim

Jonathan Davis has negotiated a significant out of court settlement on behalf of a footballer who suffered a serious leg break when he was fouled whilst playing in an amateur football match. The player who committed the foul had been sent off for the offence.

The case was complicated by difficult arguments over what constitutes negligence in the context of a contact sport and turned on the referee

Clifton Ingram's Wokingham Office

CLIFTON INGRAM LLP, the 13 partner law firm recognized by the Legal 500 for its expertise in 12 areas of legal practice and the lawyers behind Clifton Ingram Sport, are expanding into Reading.

New modern offices at County House on Friar Street were opened on 3rd August to complement our more traditional offices in Wokingham and we are looking forward to getting closer to some of our clients and professional contacts in Reading.

The opening of the new office was celebrated on 10th September with a champagne reception, attended by members of the Berkshire business community.

Big air!

Round 6 – July 26th
The Maxxis, ACU British Motocross Championship will be coming to Foxhill, Swindon on Sunday July 26th. Twenty plus World Championship riders will line up against our own, UK talent for what is now recognised as Europe

Looking Fresh at the Start!

Clifton Ingram Sports Lawyer, Tris Moore, has successfully completed his first Ironman (essentially an extension of a “normal” triathlon by increasing the overall race distance to 70 miles – not for the faint hearted!).

Set against the stunning backdrop of the Swiss Alps, Tris competed over 70.3 miles of open water, mountain cycle track and road, but he was never in the frame for the prize of qualification for the World Ironman Championships at Clearwater in Florida.

Although being hit by a flailing elbow during the swim section resulted in a slight set back for Tris, he recovered sufficiently and, despite the considerable heat, he successfully completed the course at Rapperswil-Jona, Lake of Zurich.

The first professional completed the course in a mind boggling 3 hours 52 minutes, but for a chastened Tris, a more sedate jog in the park with the rest of the amateurs now beckons!

Tim Read's MG

For the last few years, Tim Read, Clifton Ingram Sport