Alistair McHenry
“Alistair is one of the best partners in sports law. He is the perfect combination in the sports field: he combines high-level legal acumen and bone-deep understanding of how sports and law interact.” Chambers & Partners UK Guide, Sport, 2026
“Alistair is a pleasure to work with, extremely user-friendly, and has a practical mind for resolving matters efficiently. His reliability and understanding of wider issues in sport set him apart.” Chambers & Partners UK Guide, Sport, 2026
“TYR Law, led by Alistair McHenry, has been instrumental in handling our legal matters with expertise, dedication, and a results-driven approach. Their deep knowledge of sports law, arbitration, and regulatory disputes has provided us with strategic and effective legal support.” Legal 500 UK Guide, Sport, 2026
Clients
Alistair can advise you whether you are an integrity agency, governing body, club, talent agency, official, athlete, or any other stakeholder within sport.
Alistair also takes regular independent appointments to chair and resolve sporting disputes.
For his contentious insolvency practice, Alistair acts for appointment takers and national accountancy firms in a wide variety of disputes and regulatory issues.
Examples of recent published cases Alistair has advised on:
CAS 2023/A/9449 – Sherazad Reix v International Tennis Integrity Agency
CAS 2024/A/10823 – Israel Pereira Stroh v International Table Tennis Federation
Expertise
Alistair has particular expertise in contentious integrity, regulatory, financial, contractual, disciplinary and selection disputes.
Memberships/appointments
Sport Resolutions’ Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators
Selection Appeal Group for UK Athletics
Judicial Panel of the Lawn Tennis Association
Prem Rugby’s Financial Monitoring Panel
Vice-Chair of the Appeals Panel of Table Tennis England
Judicial Panel for British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS)
Judicial Officer of the Welsh Rugby Union
Director on the Board of The British Association for Sport and Law (BASL)
Sport Resolutions’ safeguarding case management programme
Editorial Board of Law in Sport (UK)
Publications
Alistair is the author of the chapter on injuries in Football & the Law (published by Bloomsbury and edited by Nick De Marco KC), both the First Edition (2018) and the Second Edition (2022). The chapter was cited with approval as an authority in sports injuries in the High Court case of Fulham FC v Jones [2022] EWHC 1108 (QB).
‘The Rules of the Game’ – article published in The Governance and Compliance Magazine (May 2022)
‘The Prevalence of Mistrust and Credibility in Sports Law Cases’ – article published in SpoPrax magazine (April 2025)
Sports Law 2026 – A Chambers Global Practice Guide: Sports Law 2026
‘An introduction to key sports bodies’ – Lexis Nexis – to be published Autumn 2026
Chapter in ‘The Court of Arbitration for Sport Code’ edited by Ilias Bantekas, Madalina Diaconu, and Zachary R. Calo – to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2027.
