Richard Padley appointed to British Gymnastics Panel
Richard Padley has been appointed by British Gymnastics to sit as a legally qualified panel member as part of their Case Panel and Appeal Panel.
The appointment, commencing on 5 October 2026, runs for three years. As part of his role, Richard will sit on both the Safeguarding and Disciplinary panels, for both first instance cases and appeals.
The appointment will run alongside Richard’s full-time practice in chambers and strengthens chambers' practice in professional regulation with developments into sports law.
For enquiries into how chambers can assist with athlete representation and professional regulation, contact clerks@5pb.co.uk