Nikita McNeill

Sports Law

Nikita advises and represents both athletes and their regulators. She has appeared before a number of different sports associations in relation to conduct and disciplinary proceedings.

Her experience in the fields of crime and professional discipline, as well as her very extensive knowledge of safeguarding provisions, make her ideally to suited to the very broad range of cases which may arise within the field of Sports Law.

Nikita is a member of the review board for the International Tennis Integrity Association’s anti-doping panel.

Selected Cases

• British Gymnastics v L: Nikita acted for British Gymnastics in an appeal relating to the extent to which independent case panel’s were entitled to consider the standards applicable at the time when considering disciplinary and safeguarding allegations against elite gymnastic coaches.
• British Gymnastics v H: Nikita acted for British Gymnastics in an appeal against sanction relating to historic safeguarding allegations.
• British Gymnastics Association v S: Nikita acted for the British Gymnastics Association in disciplinary proceedings against a gymnastic club and its coaches relating to its treatment of young elite gymnasts.
• FA v X: Nikita appeared on behalf of the FA to present the case against a player who failed an out of competition drugs test.
• FA v M: Nikita appeared on behalf of the FA to present the case against a player who used discriminatory language towards opposing players.