Career
He was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to charity on 1 January 2000. Ranked as one of the top sports lawyers in the country, he is best known as the Chairman of the Legal Advisory Group of the Premier League and Chairman of the League"s Football Board. Prior to these appointments, he was Chairman of the Premier League 2014/15.
He is Chairman of Football Stadia Improvement Fund Limited and a Trustee of the Football Foundation.
He was the inaugural Yorkshire Lawyer of the Year and Niche Practice Lawyer of the Year 2000. He is Chairman of Visit Harrogate, the Destination Management Organisation for business and leisure tourism in the Harrogate district.
He is Chairman of War Memorials Trust, Chairman of the Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation and a Trustee of the Helen Feather Memorial Trust. He is ranked as a leading expert by the Legal 500 and Chambers United Kingdom in Sport, Media and Entertainment, Commercial Litigation, Agriculture and Estates, Charities and Not-for-Profit, Contentious Trusts and Probate, Professional Discipline and as a Leading Individual in Yorkshire and the Humber.
