2025 BASL Debate  

“A spectator sport or behind closed doors: should sports disciplinary hearings be heard privately or in public?”

Thank you to everyone who turned up on such a chilly December evening for the 2025 BASL Debate. Team Private took the win after an excellent and thoughtful debate. With thanks to Danielle Sharkey for chairing with vigour and Bird & Bird for hosting on Thursday 4th December 2025.  

Chair of the Debate: Danielle Sharkey, Charles Russell Speechlys  

Team Private: Louis Weston, Outer Temple Chambers, is joined by Julia Lowis, The International Tennis Integrity Agency  

Team Public: Nick De Marco KC, Blackstone Chambers, is joined by Schona Jolly KC, Cloisters Chambers