Masters of the Bench

Nick De Marco KC is ranked as one of leading lawyers in sports law. He acts for international and domestic sports-governing bodies, federations, players, clubs, sponsors, broadcasters and agents across all sports in both commercial and regulatory disputes.

He regularly lectures and writes on sports law, is author and editor of 'Football and the Law' (Bloomsbury 2018 & 2022), contributor to 'Lewis & Taylor: Sport and the Law' (Bloomsbury, 2021} member of the Editorial Board of Law In Sport, Football Legal and the Advisory Board of the Middle East Sports Law Platform, is a director of the British Association for Sport and the Law (BASL) and host of The Sports Law Podcast. Nick also sits as an arbitrator across a number of sports.

Nick came to the Bar later in life, having worked in retail, catering and nightclubs, and for a while as a film & video editor. He is committed to diversity at the Bar and encouraging those from less 'conventional' barrister backgrounds. Outside of work his interests include photography, art, cooking, wine-making and QPR