Law firms Brabners and Kuits advise new Football Museum
NORTH West law firms Brabners Chaffe Street and Kuits have acted for The National Football Museum, which opens today.
Brabners advised the museum on the lease of the Urbis centre, its new home in Manchester, and the negotiation of its grant funding contract with Manchester City Council, While Kuits did licensing work.
The legal team at Brabners was made up of property partner Ross Shine, corporate partner John Boydell and charity and social enterprise partner Stephen Claus.
Mr Shine said: “We are delighted to have advised the National Football Museum on its move to Manchester. Urbis is a prestigious multi use building in central Manchester and the ideal location for such a high profile cultural attraction that has both national and international appeal and is set to become one of the top places to visit in the UK.”
The National Football Museum covers the whole of football’s history and collection highlights include a shirt from the world’s first international match played in 1872, the 1966 World Cup Final ball and the shirt worn by Maradona during the infamous 1986 ‘Hand of God’ quarter-final match between England and Argentina.
The museum has three floors of objects, stories, hands on interactives and a changing temporary exhibition programme.
It will also provide a permanent home for its nationally-recognised Hall of Fame, with new legends being inducted in a prestigious awards ceremony every year.
