Jonathan Crystal

Called 1972

jc@argentchambers.co.uk

020 7556 5500

Areas of practice

Media and sports law

Commercial and common law

Recent/important cases 

Bob Crow, the General Secretary of the RMT, is represented by Jonathan Crystal of Argent Chambers in respect of the libel claim he has issued against Boris Johnson, Mayor of London in relation to the references to him in the poster/leaflet issued by the Committee to Re-Elect Boris Johnson Mayor of London. [2012]

Bernard v. Seebalach [2010] UKPC 15

Marco Pierre White v. Withers [2009] EWCA Civ 1122

Dwain Chambers v. British Olympic Association [2008] EWHC 2028 (QB)

Profile

Jonathan Crystal is an experienced sports lawyer advising many prominent names in sport. He also practises in business, media and entertainment law and is admitted to practise in Trinidad.

His sport advisory work includes:

• cricket Brian Lara

• motor racing Jenson Button

• boxing Prince Naseem Hamed, Amir Khan, Audley Harrison, Frank Warren,James De Gale

• athletics Dwain Chambers

• racing Frankie Dettori

• football Rafa Benitez, Sam Allardyce, Graeme Souness, Gary Megson, Joe Cole, Andy Carroll Sol Campbell and numerous football agents.

• drafting broadcast contracts (HBO, BBC, Sport Five), rules (Premier League and Football League), players/managers contracts and commercial agreements (for example sponsorship agreement for 2007 ICC World Cup Cricket).

Prominent matters include:

Contract: Duffy v Newcastle United, Don King v Frank Warren, Stransky v Bristol RFU, Lichtenstein v CAM, Graham v. Hatton.

Regulatory: Chambers v. BOA, Quest Inquiry, FL v Chesterfield.

Injury: McCord v Swansea, Watson and Bradford v Gray and Huddersfield, Hinchcliffe v BSMA, Anichebe v. Newcastle United.

Media and Entertainment:

Branson and Virgin Atlantic v BA, Jason Donovan v The Face, Rantzen v MGN, Sarfraz Nawaz v MGN and Lamb, Fowler and McManaman v News Group, Pennant and Bowers v Guy Ritchie, Shahid Malik MP v. Newspost and Ors, Lancaster and Coghlan v. Rossi and Parfitt (Status Quo), Heather Mills McCartney v. ANL and News Group.

Others: Ron Jones v Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Anthony Shaffer (deceased), Merseytravel Tram Inquiry, Marco Pierre White v. Withers and Marcus Dearle.

Directories/press

Recommended by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 in sport.

Memberships/appointments

BSLG

Personal

Formerly a Director of Cardiff City F.C. and Tottenham Hotspur F.