DLA Piper - Sports Law Analysis

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17 August 2023 | Alistair White, Alix Moreau | Competition, Sports, Blogs, Football, DLA Piper, Dispute Resolution , Articles

Leicester City FC fined by UK Competition Authority: Key learnings for sports organisations

On 31 July 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) issued an infringement decision finding that Leicester City FC colluded with JD Sports to restrict competition ...

16 March 2023 | Claire Sng, Lara Millar | Cricket, Sports, Blogs, Football, DLA Piper, Motorsport, Articles, Intellectual Property, Tennis

Visibility Of Women’s Sport: What Athletes And Influencers Need To Know Before Launching A Podcast

131 percent in 2022. This was the year-on-year increase in UK average viewing time per person for women’s sport on TV...

15 June 2022 | Benjamin Fellows, Lawrence O’Grady | Sports, Blogs, Contract, DLA Piper, Gambling, Articles

£4mn Payout Denied! - Goodram Reaffirms Rules On Incorporating Terms Into Lottery Tickets

On 22 April 2020, two individual’s lives changed forever, after they bought a winning scratchcard with a prize of £4 ...

05 May 2022 | Sohail Ali | Sports, Blogs, Football, Contract, DLA Piper, Dispute Resolution , Motorsport, Articles, Olympic

Force Majeure: How The Obligation To Use ‘Reasonable Endeavours’ Affects The Sports Sector

In the wake of the Ukraine crisis and the resulting sanctions imposed on Russia, the sports sector has been particula...

20 August 2021 | Adam Ibrahim, Benjamin Fellows, Chengiz Ali | Sports, Blogs, Corporate, Horseracing , DLA Piper, Dispute Resolution , Articles

When can directors and agents be personally liable - A cautionary tale from Tattersalls Ltd v McMahon

Bloodstock auction (auctions for horses that have been bred for racing[1]) sales are a common means of selling thorou...

20 June 2018 | Nick Fitzpatrick; Alasdair Muller | Action Sports, Athletics, American Football, Australian Rules Football, Badminton, Media Rights, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Cricket, Cycling, Sports, Esports, Blogs, Football, Commercial, Gaelic Football, Golf, Hockey, Horseracing , Ice Hockey, DLA Piper, Dispute Resolution , Ice Skating, Martial Arts, Motorsport, Articles, Olympic, Intellectual Property, Paralympic, Regulation & Governance, Rugby, Skating, Snooker, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Winter Sports

Key updates on copyright protection and enforcement for sports media rightsholders

2017/18 has seen a number of significant developments in copyright law at both a UK and European level. This article ...

26 January 2018 | Nick Fitzpatrick, Ruth Hoy | Anti-Corruption, Sports, Blogs, DLA Piper, Gambling, Articles, Regulation & Governance

The major global challenges in managing data to protect sporting integrity

The author spoke at Sportel in October about data issues in relation to the regulation of sport, particularly in r...

23 June 2016 | Sports, Blogs, Contract, DLA Piper, Articles, Olympic, Paralympic

Sustainable procurement at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Top 10 tips for a winning bid

Tokyo is set to host the Games of the XXXII Olympiad from 25 July – 9 August 2020, and the Paralympic Games from 25 A...

19 April 2016 | American Football, Sports, Blogs, DLA Piper, Articles, Intellectual Property

Free speech vs. athletes’ right of publicity: The Supreme Court’s Madden NFL decision

On March 21, 2016, the United States Supreme Court, without opinion, denied Electronic Arts, Inc.’s (“EA”) petition f...

29 January 2015 | American Football, Sports, Blogs, DLA Piper, Articles, Intellectual Property

Latest decision in the "Madden NFL" rights of publicity litigation

On January 6, 2015, the Ninth Circuit decided that Electronic Arts Inc.’s (“EA”) unauthorised use of former NFL playe...

25 November 2014 | Anti-Corruption, Cricket, Sports, Blogs, DLA Piper, Articles, Regulation & Governance

How the ICC are tackling illegal gambling for Cricket World Cup 2015

The cricket world is in a fierce battle against the increasing use of technology in illegal bookmaking. In order to p...

24 October 2014 | Sports, Blogs, DLA Piper, Articles, Regulation & Governance

Guidelines for Developing Sports in China into RMB-5-trillion-per-annum

On the 20 October 2014, as part of its agenda for boosting employment, domestic consumption and other areas of the Ch...

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