Kelly Fraser

The firm will be the headline partner for Scottish ClubSport’s Annual Conference in September, the title for which is “Capacity Building in Community and Club Sport”.

Kelly Fraser, a senior associate in the firm’s sports team, will address the conference. Ms Fraser will share the latest legislative insights concerning sports bodies, as well as the issues on governance and succession planning affecting sports clubs, looking at structures and supporting volunteers.

She is the legal helpline manager for sportscotland’s expert resource framework for Scottish sports governing bodies (SGBs) and her principal areas of expertise are governance, regulatory and data use. Ms Fraser has trained hundreds of people within the Scottish sports community, across almost all SGBs on data protection in sport.

She said: “Grassroots and community sports clubs have such a vital role to play in our society, and we are very proud to play our part to support those bodies in everything they achieve. Sports clubs and, in turn, sporting bodies and councils, often rely on volunteer support who give up their time because of their love of their chosen sport. Where we can help is to advise those bodies on a wide range of legal matters such as inclusion, participation and equality.

“We first worked with Scottish ClubSport last year, at a time when many sporting bodies across Scotland were wrestling with the challenges presented by covid restrictions. Some of those challenges haven’t disappeared, but Scottish sport is emerging stronger on many levels, and we are very pleased to continue to work with Scottish ClubSport at this important time for bodies up and down the country.”

Gary Grieve, national development manager at Scottish ClubSport, said: “We are delighted to extend our partnership with Harper Macleod. The firm’s support, through this year’s conference and with some additional activity before and after, will enhance the resource and guidance that we are able to share with our members and provide the much needed help that local clubs and volunteers require to support their recovery from the pandemic and build for the future.”