Chair of the Judicial Panel

The Chair will hold the following responsibilities:

• To appoint individual members of the Judicial Panel to sit on Commissions, Appeal Boards, tribunals and otherwise, as provided for in the Rules;
• Where appropriate, to consider and adjudicate on preliminary issues that arise under the Rules;
• Where appropriate or required, to appoint suitable individuals to the Premier League's Disciplinary Panel and Appeals Panel, in accordance with the Terms of Reference for the Judicial Panel;
• To assist with the administration of cases before the Player Related Dispute Commission and Managers' Arbitration Tribunal;
• To attend a meeting of the Legal Advisory Group on an annual basis to present on the work of the Judicial Panel over the preceding year;
• To organise appropriate training and mentoring for members of the Premier League's Judicial Panel, and to assess the performance of Judicial Panel members to ensure cases are dealt with efficiently and expeditiously; and
• To carry out such other functions as reasonably requested by the Board from time to time., Compensation for the role will be by way of annual fee, subject to the terms of a contract for services entered into by the Premier League and the independent Chair.
  
  Barrister or solicitor of at least fifteen years' post-qualification experience, or a serving or retired judge;
• Experience as a judge, arbitrator, disciplinary tribunal member or similar; Recent, relevant experience of involvement in sports disciplinary matters;
• Extensive knowledge of
+ best practice in conducting sports disciplinary matters and arbitrations, and + ancillary relevant legal subjects, such as competition law and commercial law and arbitration;
• Working knowledge and awareness of the Premier League Rules;
• Demonstrate leadership skills, and have the ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders and others; and
• Meet our independency requirements and exercise impartiality at all times In addition, candidates should ideally have access to administrative and/or secretarial support sufficient to assist with the discharge of their responsibilities.
  
  Chair of the Judicial Panel
London - GBP Full Time Posted by: Premier League Posted: Sunday, 22 December 2024 The Premier League is the governing body of the Premier League football competition with responsibility for the organisation and regulation of the league, through the uniform application of the Premier League Rules to its Clubs and their officials and the implementation and administration of a number of dispute resolution processes for its stakeholders. In 2020, the Premier League created a new Judicial Panel; a standing panel of arbitrators with legal, financial, sporting and other relevant expertise, responsible for (among other things) independently adjudicating disciplinary cases referred to the Judicial Panel by the Premier League Board. The Judicial Panel is independently chaired, with the Chair responsible for recruitment of suitable individuals to form the Judicial Panel, when necessary, and making appointments from that Judicial Panel to determine individual disciplinary cases, both at first instance and appeal. The five-year term of the current Chair of the Judicial Panel, Murray Rosen KC, expires in early 2025 and the Premier League now wishes to appoint his replacement. Mr Rosen KC's other appointments continue. Further information on the Premier League can be found at .