Player Contract Lawyer India

We act on both sides of the table, for clubs and for athletes, which means we see how the same clause plays out from either end of a negotiation. Most of the disputes we are later asked to run did not arise from bad faith or unforeseeable circumstances. They trace back to three or four clauses that were left ambiguous, boilerplate, or simply missing at the point of signature: how image rights are split and exploited, what happens on injury or non-selection, how and when a transfer or release clause can be triggered, what happens in the event of force majeure, and who owns what if the relationship breaks down early. Getting these right at drafting stage is usually far cheaper, and far faster, than litigating them later.

• Player, coach and support staff employment and services agreements
• Transfers, loans and buyout arrangements, including registration and transfer system compliance
• Image rights splits and side agreements
• Endorsement deals
• Agent and intermediary agreements, commission structures and conflict management
• Contracts involving minors, including consent, education undertakings and safeguarding
• Injury, medical, insurance and rehabilitation provisions
• Termination, suspension, sanction and release provisions
• Disputes arising from breach, non-payment and unilateral termination