About Barrington Atkins

Barrington Atkins is a Partner and Head of Sport Disputes at Simons Muirhead Burton LLP. He advises Premier League and international footballers, football agents and agencies on legal and commercial issues arising throughout a player's career.

His practice spans both contentious and non-contentious matters, including football transfers, representation agreements, agency exits, sports disputes, commission disputes, regulatory matters, settlement agreements and commercial contracts.

Barrington is regularly instructed on high-value, complex and reputation-sensitive matters. He has particular expertise in advising on disputes with clubs, football agency exits, representation agreement terminations, commission disputes and issues arising from football transfers, often requiring a discreet and strategic approach.

His experience includes representing elite-level footballers in High Court litigation, sports arbitration and regulatory proceedings involving Premier League and EFL clubs. He also advises on player representation arrangements, football transfers, contractual disputes and regulatory matters affecting footballers, football agents and agencies.

In addition, Barrington acts for footballers in high-value sports injury claims, including football injury claims and career-ending injury claims against clubs.

Barrington has built a specialist practice within professional football and is regularly instructed by footballers, football agents and agencies on football transfers, representation agreements, agency exits, sports disputes, regulatory matters and career-ending injury claims. As a football lawyer and specialist sports lawyer, he advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters arising throughout a player's career.

He is endorsed by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) and serves as an Official Ambassador for the West Ham United Foundation.