Jamie Johnston 3PB e1647447424548

Jamie Johnston

Year of Call: 2016
Email Address: [email protected]
Telephone: 0121 289 4333

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Sports law

Jamie Johnston is an experienced advocate in, and chair of, sports disciplinary hearings.  In recent months he has chaired hearings for UK Athletics, British Cycling and British Canoeing.  A number of these included notable complexity, procedural issues and a significant number of allegations.

Jamie has experience in sports disciplinary matters including:

  • Allegations of discrimination & racism
  • Violent misconduct
  • Accusations of cheating
  • Social media related misconduct
  • Breaches of contract by lottery-funded athletes.

Jamie also brings extensive personal experience in elite sport to his sports law practice.  This means that he relates easily and naturally with athletes and coaches.  They recognise that his empathy and inherent understanding of their case stems from decades in high-end sport.

As a former professional coach, Jamie has over 20 years of experience working with athletes at every level, from grassroots to international level.  He coached numerous junior and senior international hockey players.  He worked as a strength and conditioning coach with junior and senior international athletes across five different sports, including a Paris 2024 Paralympic gold medallist.

As an athlete he played national league hockey against numerous internationals and Olympians, and also ran cross-country for Warwickshire.  He now competes for the British Triathlon masters team in duathlon.

Jamie has experience in equine matters, especially concerning the mis-selling of dressage horses.  He has advised and conducted trials on equine disputes concerning hidden injuries and non-disclosure of behavioural problems.

Recent sports work has included:

  • Code of conduct breaches by an elite, funded athlete
  • Advising on prospects for alleged misrepresentation in the sale of a dressage horse
  • Appeal against sanction for bans imposed on a coach
  • Successfully defending a golfer facing a suspension for alleged cheating
  • Acting for a swimming club and its executive in disciplinary hearings alleging breaches of NGB regulations
  • Allegations of discrimination by a coach.

Reported decisions

Graham McCullen v UK Athletics

British Cycling Disciplinary judgment re: Gino Howe

  • Recommendations

    "Jamie and I worked together negotiating a national sport contract. He had great attention to detail; displayed speed with which he picked up the issues; had a very effective and measured negotiating style; and was a pleasure to work with."

    Rod Findlay, Sports lawyer 

    “Jamie is an excellent chair on our Disciplinary Panel. He takes a logical and pragmatic approach to cases to ensure a fair and easy to understand process for all participants. He is patient, clear, extremely personable and a reliable and valued member of our Panel.”

    Legal manager for a sports governing body

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