Legal eagle Catherine Beloff to join ECB

Article posted by Coliseum, April 27^th, 2026

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Catherine Beloff will join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) (UK) as the organization’s new General Counsel in September.

‘ECB’ stated that as the General Counsel Beloff will sit on the ECB Executive Leadership Group and her responsibilities will include providing expert guidance on all legal matters which affect the ECB including the commercial areas, regulations, governance, and litigation.

London (UK)-based the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the national governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was formed on January 1^st, 1997 as a single governing body to combine the roles formerly fulfilled by the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council. In April 1998, the Women’s Cricket Association was integrated into the organization.

‘ECB’ further stated that Beloff joins the ECB after 10 years at the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). While in her role as the General Counsel at the BHA Beloff was also Chair of the British Association for Sport and Law. She had previously been Senior Associate at the global law firm DLA Piper.

London (UK)-based the British Horseracing Authority, also known as the BHA, is the regulatory authority for horse racing in Great Britain. It was formed on July 31^st, 2007.

Manchester (UK)-based the British Association for Sport and Law is a professional association representing the sport law practitioners, the sports administrators, the sports law academics, and the students.

London (UK)-based DLA Piper is a global law firm helping its clients achieve their goals wherever they do business. Their pursuit of innovation has transformed their delivery of legal services. With offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific they deliver exceptional outcomes on cross-border projects, critical transactions and high-stakes disputes.

Remarked Richard Gould, ECB Chief Executive Officer (CEO), “We’re delighted to be able to bring in someone with Catherine’s expertise and experience. She will play an integral role in protecting our sport from legal and reputational risk and in advising our Board and Executive on strategic legal decisions. Her experience within sport means she is superbly placed to lead our legal team and we look forward to welcoming her to the ECB.”

Beloff has extensive experience of advising the sports governing bodies, the clubs, the athletes, and the sports rights owners in relation to regulatory and commercial issues connected with sport, in proceedings in the English and European Courts and before international and domestic sports disciplinary and arbitral panels. From 2011 to 2025, Catherine was a Director of the British Association for Sport and Law including a period as its Chair.

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