Meet the Irish solicitor now passing judgment on the great and good of world motor racing

An Irish solicitor will be one of a global team of legal experts putting the world’s racing teams – especially those in Formula One, which returns with the Australian Grand Prix this weekend – under scrutiny when called upon. Niall Geaney, originally from Limerick but now based in Clonakilty in west Cork, has for many years been a sports law specialist, and he is one of the people who worked to establish and enforce the “cost cap” budget-limiting rules in Formula One and electric Formula E. Last December, Geaney was appointed to the highest of all motor racing legal courts – the FIA International Tribunal and International Court of Appeal, as well as the FIM’s similar courts for MotoGP...