Year of call 2002
Katie Fothergill
Practice Areas
Crime • Sports Law • Courts Martial • Regulatory
Summary
Katie began her career at the Criminal Bar in London and joined KCH from Goldsmith Chambers, Temple. With a broad practice, Katie is predominantly instructed in criminal defence and sports law but also has experience of Courts Martial, regulatory, licensing and local authority work.
Katie has represented defendants in a wide variety of criminal cases as well as sports governing bodies and individuals in sports disciplinary work such as the RFU and the ASA. She currently sits as a member of the RFU, England Netball and LRU (Leicestershire Rugby Union) Disciplinary Panels as well as the FA’s Regional Disciplinary Panel. She previously sat as a Chair of the FA’s Anti-Discrimination in Football panel and as a part time lecturer at De Montfort Law on the module, ‘The Sports Participant and the Courts’.
Katie studied History at the University of Durham and then Law at the College of Law, York and the City of London Law School.
Katie is creator and CEO of bsporty magazine. This is a children’s online multi sports publication www.bsporty.co.uk inspiring children to love sport and encourage reading.
Katie is working with NGB’s, sports companies and charities including the Youth Sport Trust, Mintridge Foundation, RFU, British Athletics, Skateboard GB, Surfing England, LTA, Grays TeamSports and many more.
Katie was shortlisted for the Great British Businesswoman ‘Changemaker in Sport’ award 2023.
Katie is also a mother of three boys in primary and secondary education.
