Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Sport

London (Bar)

13 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Employment

London (Bar)

14 Years Ranked

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Independent Investigations

All Circuits

2 Years Ranked

About

Provided by John Mehrzad KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Called 2005 (Inner Temple). Silk 2020. Sport, Commercial and Employment law. Chair UK Athletics Review (2019/20), Chair British Equestrian Federation Review (2017/18), Review of British Cycling Panellist (2016/17), FA Discipline Chair (2014-2022), Advocate London 2012 Olympic Games and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Tokyo 2020 mentor, Sports Resolution Panellist (from 2012), CAS Legal Aid Panellist (from 2015), League Managers Association Panellist, Professional Cricket Association Panellist. Notable cases: Credico v. Lambert [2022] EWCA Civ 864 [2021] EWHC 1504; Create Financial Management v. Lee [2020] 1 WLR 78; Brown v. Neon Management [2019] IRLR 30; Carreras v. United First Partners Research [2018] EWCA Civ 323; Bourne Rail v. Ashton [2018] EWHC 910; BTP v. Hill UKEAT/0445/15/BA; Game Retail v. Laws UKEAT/0188/14/D4; Charlesworth v. Amey UKEATPA/0326/13/MC; Tavistock School v. Richards UKEAT/0244/13/SM; Stuart v. London City Airport UKEATPA/1651/11/MAA; Blazevic v. Hayashibara UKEATPA/0738/11/CEA; Humphreys v. Norilsk Nickel [2010] IRLR 976; Hunt v. Legal & General UKEATPA/1531/10/DM.

Inner Temple Governing Bencher, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Major Scholarships (GDL and BVC), Bar European Group Peter Duffy Scholarship.

Professional Memberships

British Association of Sport and Law, Employment Law Bar Association, Free Representation Unit.

Personal

Keble College, Oxford University; University of Nantes, France; Trinity College, Dublin; BPP, London. Working French; basic Italian, German and Farsi. Leisure: running, rowing, history, politics and travel.

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Sport - London (Bar)
1
Band 1

John Mehrzad KC is a leading barrister who enjoys an exemplary profile in contractual and regulatory sports matters, often utilising his employment law expertise in cases pertaining to sports governance. He possesses particular knowledge of selection disputes and discrimination issues. His practice concentrates on rugby, cycling and football.


Employment - London (Bar)
3
Band 3

John Mehrzad KC is recognised for his sport and employment practices, which see him representing senior executives and notable sporting figures in complex issues requiring in-depth industry knowledge. He frequently appears in the High Court and Court of Appeal on business and financial matters in the employment space. He receives praise for his work on injunction and business protection matters.


Independent Investigations - All Circuits
Spotlight

John Mehrzad KC of Fountain Court Chambers is a leading sports law silk who is sought out for his expertise in handling independent investigations within that sector. He has led a number of important governance and culture reviews in various sports.

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