This year’s seen us expand our collaborations with some of the UK’s leading sports governing bodies. We’re now thrilled to announce that we’ve become the Official Legal Partner to UK Athletics.

UK Athletics oversees the governance of athletics events throughout the country. The partnership stems from our shared passion for high standards of governance in athletics. We’ll be working with UK Athletics to maintain and develop these standards.

Supporting Our Athletes

Throughout our three-year contract with UK Athletics, we’ll be providing a large amount of support. This will ensure that the key areas of their work receive a dedicated legal resource.

We’ll be guiding UK Athletics through areas including:

• Safeguarding
• Disciplinary Investigations
• Contentious and Non-Contentious commercial work.

By providing this support, UK Athletics can dedicate more of its budget towards athletes and coaches.

Mark Draisey, Chief Finance Officer at UK Athletics, said of the partnership: “I am delighted to confirm our partnership with Irwin Mitchell. Our recent overhaul of the safeguarding structures in addition to improved and enhanced procedures across governance have a significant financial impact when it comes to legal support.

“It is vital that we achieve partnerships that help reduce this cost for the good of the sport ensuring that budget and resource is channelled towards athletes, coaches and all the vital services provided by the national governing body.

“In Irwin Mitchell we have a like-minded partner that understands sport and the unique landscape in which we operate and we’re looking forward to building the relationship to benefit the sport.”

Growing Our Partnerships

Our three-year contract with UK Athletics is our latest partnership in the sports sector and builds on our successful partnerships with England Rugby and British Rowing.

We’re also well-known for championing disability sport and our partnerships here include:

• The Wheelchair Football Association's National Development Programme
• Being Official Supplier for Wealth Management for British Wheelchair Basketball
• The England Amputee Football Association.