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Peter McCormick OBE
Born
Peter McCormick
OccupationSolicitor

Peter David Godfrey McCormick OBE is an English lawyer.[1] He is the Senior Partner of McCormicks Solicitors[2] of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

He was awarded the OBE for services to charity on 1 January 2000.[3] He was awarded the Order of Mercy, in July 2016, by the League of Mercy Foundation, for outstanding voluntary service.[4]

Ranked as one of the top sports lawyers in the country, he is best known as the Chairman of the Legal Advisory Group of the Premier League[5] and Chairman of the League's Football Board.[6] In August 2015, he was unanimously elected by the 20 Premier League Clubs to be a Director of the Football Association (F.A.), a member of the F.A. Council, the F.A. Professional Game Board and the F.A. International Committee.[7] Prior to these appointments, he was Chairman of the Premier League 2014/15.[8]

In May 2016, he became a member of the Football Regulatory Authority (FRA) which is responsible for regulatory, disciplinary and rule-making for football played in England. [9] He was also appointed Chairman of the FA International Committee; and a member of the FA Remuneration Committee, the FA Committees Appointment Panel and the FA Protocol Committee. [10]

He is Chairman of Football Stadia Improvement Fund Ltd[11] and a Trustee of the Football Foundation.[12]

He was the inaugural Yorkshire Lawyer of the Year and Niche Practice Lawyer of the Year 2000.[13] In 2008, he received the Lifetime Achievement in Business Award at the Ackrill Media Group Business Awards.[14]

He was the inaugural Chairman of Visit Harrogate, the Destination Management Organisation for business and leisure tourism in the Harrogate district.[15]

He is Chairman of War Memorials Trust,[16] Chairman of the Yorkshire Young Achievers Foundation [17] and a Trustee of the Helen Feather Memorial Trust.[18]

He is ranked as a leading expert by the Legal 500[19] and Chambers UK[20] in Sport, [21][22][23] Media and Entertainment, [24] Commercial Litigation, [25] Agriculture and Estates, [26][27] Charities and Not-for-Profit, [28] Contentious Trusts and Probate, [29] and as a Leading Individual in Yorkshire and the Humber. [30]

References

  1. ^ "Eminent lawyers receive accolades". Harrogate Advertiser. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. ^ Administrator. "Peter McCormick OBE - McCormicks Solicitors". www.mccormicks-solicitors.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. ^ "OBE civil (K - Z)". BBC Online. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  4. ^ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2566301
  5. ^ http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2015/08/25/top-premier-league-and-f-a-appointment-for-harrogate-solicitor/
  6. ^ http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/yorkshire/145802-premier-league-role-yorkshire-solicitor/
  7. ^ http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/business/harrogate-lawyer-appointed-to-fa-board-1-7429956
  8. ^ http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/588439-yorkshire-lawyer-joins-premier-league-board.html#
  9. ^ http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/business/harrogate-lawyer-to-fill-five-new-fa-roles-1-7943515
  10. ^ http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/business/harrogate-lawyer-to-fill-five-new-fa-roles-1-7943515
  11. ^ http://www.fsif.co.uk/about-fsif/board/
  12. ^ http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/about-us/board-of-trustees/
  13. ^ "Double delight for football solicitor as he finds the target in regional legal contest". Law Society Gazette. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Hundreds attend climax of our prestigious Business Awards 2008". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Fresh hopes of tourism boost across district". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  16. ^ "War Memorials Trust". www.warmemorials.org. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  17. ^ http://www.yorkshireyoungachievers.co.uk/
  18. ^ Administrator. "Helen Feather Memorial Trust - The Trustees". www.helenfeathertrust.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  19. ^ "The Legal 500 > McCormicks > Harrogate, ENGLAND > Lawyer profiles > Peter D G Mccormick Obe". www.legal500.com. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  20. ^ http://www.chambersandpartners.com/UK/person/624273/peter-mccormick
  21. ^ http://www.legal500.com/c/yorkshire-and-the-humber/tmt-technology-media-and-telecoms/sport
  22. ^ http://www.legal500.com/c/london/tmt-technology-media-and-telecoms/sport
  23. ^ http://www.chambersandpartners.com/11805/648/editorial/1/1#853_editorial
  24. ^ http://www.legal500.com/c/yorkshire-and-the-humber/tmt-technology-media-and-telecoms/media-and-entertainment#paragraph_30708
  25. ^ http://www.legal500.com/c/yorkshire-and-the-humber/dispute-resolution/commercial-litigation-leeds-and-west-yorkshire-north-yorkshire#paragraph_30316
  26. ^ http://www.legal500.com/c/yorkshire-and-the-humber/private-client/agriculture-and-estates#paragraph_30494
  27. ^ http://www.chambersandpartners.com/16347/3/editorial/1/1#853_editorial
  28. ^ http://www.legal500.com/c/yorkshire-and-the-humber/private-client/charities-and-not-for-profit#paragraph_30507
  29. ^ http://www.legal500.com/c/yorkshire-and-the-humber/private-client/contentious-trusts-and-probate#paragraph_30522
  30. ^ http://www.legal500.com/c/yorkshire-and-the-humber/regional-review