Catherine is the embodiment of resilience, humility, and quiet leadership and these qualities have defined her journey from a promising young athlete to a powerful, often unseen force driving positive change in sport as a lawyer. In addition to her day job, Catherine sits on several influential external panels including the EFL Together Panel, Sport Resolutions National Panel, the British Basketball Federation Judicial Panel, and the Sport Liverpool Board, where her focus is on driving social impact projects across Liverpool City and the Liverpool City Region. She is also a Trustee of the National Football Museum, helping to ensure football’s rich history is preserved and its future is inclusive and accessible. Catherine’s story is one of breaking down barriers whether educational, social, or professional and using that lived experience to create opportunity for others.
Catherine is a Senior Associate at Brabners, advising International Federations, National Governing Bodies, elite sports clubs, and athletes on integrity, inclusion, safeguarding, anti-doping, governance, and disciplinary matters. Catherine represented Canadian female soccer players who were survivors of abuse by their coach, securing compensation and support that had been denied to them for years. Her pro bono work, especially on cases like these, has been pivotal in reforming the landscape for athletes, ensuring their voices are heard and their rights protected.
Catherine also contributes to national and international broadcasts including the BBC documentaries ‘Rucks and Riches’ and on the Enhanced Games and to the analysis of sporting integrity, ethics and governance issues including the participation and eligibility of transgender athletes in sport on various national radio broadcasts including BBC 5Live, TalkSport and BBC Radio 4.
Catherine’s work does not just change lives, it contributes to reforming systems and furthering the fight for fairness and equality in sport.
