Pritesh Rathod has been reappointed to Sports Resolution’s Pro Bono Service, having initially been appointed in 2016.  Sport Resolutions is an independent, not-for-profit, dispute resolution service for sport based in the United Kingdom. It was established by the main stakeholder groups in sport. Their aim is to provide an expert, speedy and cost effective alternative to internal appeals processes and court-based litigation. They provide sport specific arbitration and mediation services and operate the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) and National Safeguarding Panel (NSP).  Pritesh will provide pro bono assistance to athletes in relation to disciplinary proceedings, selection appeals and other sports-related disputes.

This follows Pritesh’s appointment as an Independent Judicial Panel Chair by British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) for an initial term of 3 years. BUCS is the national governing body for higher education sports in the UK.

Pritesh is a sought after barrister who specializes in the fields of clinical negligence, personal injury, inquests and sports law. He regularly appears in the High Court and County Courts in a wide range of hearings, with a particular strength in trials and appeals. He represents both claimants and defendants.

Read more about his practice here and more about 1COR’s Sports Law team here.