Jonathan Taylor KC is a partner in Bird & Bird’s Sports Group in London. Over the past three decades, he has advised governing bodies, event organisers and others active in the sector, across all major sports both nationally and internationally, on a range of commercial, regulatory and contentious issues, including commercial disputes, investigations, challenges to regulatory decisions, and enforcement of sport rules and regulations in disciplinary proceedings and appeals. An experienced advocate, Jonathan appears regularly before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, as well as a range of internal sports tribunals. He was appointed Queen's Counsel (now KC) in 2017 in recognition of the quality of his advocacy.

This memoir by a still rare example of a solicitor silk, still rarer because of his sports law specialism, is a riveting read showing how his skills as an advocate have been fluently transitioned into equal skills as an author ... in my opinion, no serious sports lawyer can be without this book, and anyone interested in any aspect of sport and law would enjoy it.

• 1 Learning the Trade2 A Mortal Danger to Sport 3 A Little Extra Chemical Kick 4 Russia's Doping Operation5 A Different Kind of Girl 6 The Fastest Man on No Legs 7 Extra Time

Jonathan Taylor KC is a partner in Bird & Bird’s Sports Group in London. Over the past three decades, he has advised governing bodies, event organisers and others active in the sector, across all major sports both nationally and internationally, on a range of commercial, regulatory and contentious issues, including commercial disputes, investigations, challenges to regulatory decisions, and enforcement of sport rules and regulations in disciplinary proceedings and appeals. An experienced advocate, Jonathan appears regularly before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, as well as a range of internal sports tribunals. He was appointed Queen's Counsel (now KC) in 2017 in recognition of the quality of his advocacy.

This memoir by a still rare example of a solicitor silk, still rarer because of his sports law specialism, is a riveting read showing how his skills as an advocate have been fluently transitioned into equal skills as an author ... in my opinion, no serious sports lawyer can be without this book, and anyone interested in any aspect of sport and law would enjoy it.

• 1 Learning the Trade2 A Mortal Danger to Sport 3 A Little Extra Chemical Kick 4 Russia's Doping Operation5 A Different Kind of Girl 6 The Fastest Man on No Legs 7 Extra Time

Jonathan Taylor KC is a partner in Bird & Bird’s Sports Group in London. Over the past three decades, he has advised governing bodies, event organisers and others active in the sector, across all major sports both nationally and internationally, on a range of commercial, regulatory and contentious issues, including commercial disputes, investigations, challenges to regulatory decisions, and enforcement of sport rules and regulations in disciplinary proceedings and appeals. An experienced advocate, Jonathan appears regularly before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, as well as a range of internal sports tribunals. He was appointed Queen's Counsel (now KC) in 2017 in recognition of the quality of his advocacy.

This memoir by a still rare example of a solicitor silk, still rarer because of his sports law specialism, is a riveting read showing how his skills as an advocate have been fluently transitioned into equal skills as an author ... in my opinion, no serious sports lawyer can be without this book, and anyone interested in any aspect of sport and law would enjoy it.

• 1 Learning the Trade2 A Mortal Danger to Sport 3 A Little Extra Chemical Kick 4 Russia's Doping Operation5 A Different Kind of Girl 6 The Fastest Man on No Legs 7 Extra Time