Our Team

Tony has over 30 years’ experience advising clients operating mainly in the sports, media, entertainment and retail sectors, and has a long standing and loyal client base.

He understands first-hand the opportunities and challenges faced by businesses, having played prominent roles in running law firms over the years and enjoying influential positions in other organisations including a successful sports management agency.

Tony was previously a founder partner of a Manchester city centre commercial law firm, and before that a partner in a leading national law firm.

Carol is a contract lawyer specialising in sports, entertainment, retail and leisure. She practiced in a Manchester city centre commercial law firm for several years prior to setting up nQ legal with Tony in 2012.

She has worked with a wide range of clients from small businesses to venue owners and operators, sports agencies and sports personalities. She has substantial knowledge and understanding of the sports and entertainment industries having practised in these areas for over 15 years.

Carol has become a key and trusted advisor to both individual and business clients, providing practical advice in a down to earth manner.

Mandy is our intellectual property law consultant. She is a specialist trademark attorney and IP law practitioner with 30+ years’ experience in the field of protecting and enforcing trademarks, copyright and designs worldwide. She advises a broad spectrum of clients across a range of industries, from large corporates to small companies and individuals, both in the UK and overseas.Mandy provides practical and effective advice in a quick, clear and no fuss manner.

Amy is our commercial property consultant. She specialises in sales, purchases, refinancing and lettings is accustomed to dealing with high value and complex cases as well as regular conveyancing transactions and leasehold matters. Amy also advises on all aspects of property development projects, large scale and small, including site acquisitions, associated infrastructure requirements and plot sales.

Amy provides sound practical advice in an efficient but relaxed manner.

Keith is an experienced charity lawyer, specialising in the cultural, creative, heritage, and educational sectors. He provides guidance and assistance on governance, intellectual property, business law, contracts, website regulations, as well as all aspects of charity law. He also contributes to workshops, planning days, talks, written reports, and other bespoke guidance.Keith is a Governance Associate for the Clore Leadership Programme. He is one of the lead authors of the sector endorsed handbook, Governance in the Arts and Museums for Cultural Organisations and helped set up the Cultural Governance Alliance. In addition, he is a member of the Charity Law Association. Keith was played by actor Joel Fry in the recently-released Netflix film, Bank of Dave

Richard is a consultant at nQ Legal and is a leading gambling, licensing and regulatory lawyer who is based in the North West.  He is a top ranked Chambers & Partners gambling lawyer and advises the leisure industry on complex licensing applications, including advising developers, venues, pubs, bars, restaurants and hotels.

He also regularly advises on licence reviews, including summary reviews, street trading, food safety and other regulatory matters involving the licensed trade.  Richard also advises the land-based and remote gambling sectors on compliance and regulatory issues, including involvement in due diligence and regulatory compliance on corporate deals.

He regularly provides specialist advice for the lottery and free draw growth sectors.  Richard holds the ICA Certificate in Money Laundering Risk (Betting & Gaming) and is a regular contributor to industry publications and a speaker at international gambling conferences.

Grace is a dual qualified solicitor in both Singapore and the UK. She qualified in Singapore as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2011 and subsequently qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales in 2015.

She has experience both in private practice and in-house and advises businesses on company and commercial matters. Grace advises on general corporate matters such as share and asset sale acquisitions, shareholders agreements, directors service agreements, share purchase agreements, and joint venture agreements. Grace also advises on a substantial array of commercial contracts, GDPR and DPA 2018 requirements, terms and conditions for services, introducer and reseller agreements, consumer rights, settlement deeds, and general company compliance.

Josh is a corporate and commercial solicitor with over 10 years’ experience, dual-qualified in England & Wales and the Republic of Ireland. He trained at a leading City law firm before moving in-house with global financial services organisations and a multinational family office in Abu Dhabi, before later moving into consultancy practice.

He advises on a broad range of corporate, finance and commercial matters, including business acquisitions and disposals, shareholder agreements, joint ventures and commercial contracts. His clients range from SMEs and founder-led businesses through to institutional investors and multinational groups, across sectors including leisure, retail, food, sport, financial services and technology.

Josh is known for his practical, commercial and straightforward approach, helping clients navigate transactions efficiently without unnecessary complexity. Alongside his legal work, his experience as a board adviser and NED allows him to bring valuable strategic and stakeholder insight to the advice he gives.

Nick Cheesman is a Senior Employment Law Consultant Solicitor at NQ Legal. He advises employers on a broad range of employment law and workplace matters, helping business owners manage their legal obligations and resolve workforce issues confidently. Nick provides clear, practical and commercially focused advice, translating complex legal requirements into straightforward steps that businesses can implement. His work includes advising on contracts and policies, managing performance and conduct, workplace disputes, discrimination, sickness absence, redundancies and dismissals.

Bilal is a senior governance, risk and compliance professional specialising in AI governance, information security management and data protection law.

He combines a legal grounding — an LLM in Technology Law and CIPP/E certification — with deep technical audit experience as a Lead Auditor across ISO 27001 domains, giving him the ability to translate emerging AI regulation into practical, certifiable management systems.

Stephen is a specialist music lawyer with over 35 years’ experience in the music industry – he has a reputation as a leader in his field and is one of the top music lawyers in the country. His expertise in the industry is enhanced by hands on experience of artist management having managed or co-managed a number of artists in recent years. Stephen has worked with nQ legal as a specialist consultant since we started.

Blackstone are our go-to for sport and media dispute resolution.

Amongst others there, we regularly use Nick de Marco QC who is ranked one of the country’s leading barristers in sports law, representing players, clubs, sponsors, broadcasters, sports agencies and sports’ governing bodies.