Join us at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow for the latest in our compelling series of free-to-attend Sports Sector events.

Our Sport in Scotland Conference will bring together legal professionals from across the country and internationally, in a series of panel sessions focused on topics including venue and stadia safety, recovery and revival, and DEI.

Agenda

09:30 - Arrival and networking

10:00 - Recovery and Revival in Sporting Organisations

10:45 - Sports, Rights and Sustainability

11:30 - Break

11:45 - "Martyn's Law" - Major Venue Safety and Security

12:30 - Networking lunch

Topics:

Restructuring, Recovery, and Revival in Sporting Organisations

Simon Catto and Tim Cooper from Addleshaw Goddard will be joined by expert recovery practitioner Bryan Jackson, to explore the restructuring landscape, on-field/off-field sanctions, financial recovery and sustainable growth within sporting organisations.

Sports, Rights and Sustainability

With guests Tom Stanton (CEO, More Than Equal) Amy Marper (Director, SPORTFIVE) and Katie Denver (F1 Academy) AG’s David Alfrey will help to examine the impacts, positive and negative, that sport has. We will explore the opportunities sport has to create financial and sustainable value for the stakeholders in the ecosystem, including in creating lasting cultural change.

"Martyn's Law" - Ensuring Safety and Security at Major Venues

An insight into the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 - "Martyn's Law" - its implications for venue security, public safety and compliance requirements. In addition to the Sports Ground Safety Authority, Priscilla Addo-Quaye and Abby Housego are delighted to be joined by Figen Murray OBE – Mother of Martyn Hett – and the pioneering force behind Martyn's Law.

If you have any queries about this event, please contact our Events team.