Sports Law Blog - LawInSport

A guide to rights protection at major sporting events: part 3 – be ready for surprises and maintain perspective

Action Sports, Athletics, American Football, Badminton, Media Rights, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Cricket, Cycling, Sports, Blogs, Golf, Contract, Hockey, Corporate, Horseracing , Ice Hockey, Martial Arts, Motorsport, Articles, Olympic, Intellectual Property, Paralympic, Rugby, Snooker, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Winter Sports, LawNK

A guide to rights protection at major sporting: Part 3- surprises & over enforcement

Part 1 and Part 2 of this three part guide introduced rights protection programmes and looked at the first five steps: Step 1 – Identify and prioritise core ri...

A guide to rights protection at major sporting events: part 2 – educate, monitor and enforce

A guide to rights protection at major sporting events: Part 2 - educate, monitor & enforce

This is part two of a three part guide which provides seven points on how to protect rights holders of today’s m...

A guide to rights protection at major sporting events: part 1 – identify, prioritise and pre-empt risk

A guide to rights protection at major sporting events: Part 1 - identify rights & managing risk

This three part guide provides seven practical steps to consider when creating a rights protection programme for majo...

Blogs, Football, Dispute Resolution , Articles, Regulation & Governance, Littleton Chambers

‘Golden Mitigation’ in football: Lessons from the Nottingham Forest's Profitability & Sustainability Regulations Appeal decision

This article analyses the legal reasoning in the recent decision of an independent Appeal Board in Nottingham Forest ...

Anti-Doping, Sports, Blogs, Articles, Littleton Chambers

Draining the doping swamp: sanctioning an athlete’s entourage using the WADA Code

This article examines how an athlete’s entourage can be regulated and sanctioned in anti-doping cases. It seeks to: ...

Sports, Athlete Welfare, Blogs, Articles, Squire Patton Boggs

What steps can sports organisations take to protect officials & athletes from online abuse?

“We have gone from a vertical society to a horizontal society where everybody has an opinion about every decision you...

Blogs, Despina Mavromati, Dispute Resolution , Articles, Regulation & Governance

Swiss Federal Tribunal rules on clause excluding FIFA & CAS jurisdiction through footballer’s employment contract

This article deals with a recent decision of the Swiss Federal Tribunal (“SFT”) relating to a dispute between a footb...

Athletics, Cricket, Sports, Blogs, Football, Horseracing , Articles, Olympic, Regulation & Governance, Safeguarding, Littleton Chambers

Top 10 Tips for launching an ‘Independent Review’ in Sport

John Mehrzad KC FCIArb of Fountain Court Chambers, sets out an updated top 10 tips for conducting an independent revi...

Bird & Bird, Sports, Blogs, Articles

Beating health barriers in sport – insights from the Women & Equalities Committee report

It is clear that interest in women’s sport continues to grow, with the industry estimated to reach £1 billion in 2024...

Bird & Bird, Sports, Athlete Welfare, Blogs, Football, Commercial, Articles

Legacy of success: The transformative impact of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup on Australian sport

5 minutes. That’s all it took for the now legendary purple jersey worn by the Australian (Matildas) goalkeeper Macken...

Cricket, Sports, Blogs, Articles, Regulation & Governance, Squire Patton Boggs

The ICC’s dilemma: Australia’s stand against Afghanistan sparks debate on political interference

On 19 March 2024, Cricket Australia (CA) announced its decision to withdraw from their three-match men’s T20 series a...

Competition, Sports, Blogs, Dispute Resolution , Articles

Trading cards and trading blows – A review of the Panini v. Fanatics antitrust lawsuit

Panini, an established player in the sports trading card industry, and Fanatics, a fast-growing newcomer, have moved ...

Upcoming Events