Sports Law in 2023 – Key Issues to Watch in Asia, Africa & Oceania

Here are the top sports law issues to watch out for in 2023 in Asia, Africa & Oceania from the LawInSport Editorial & Advisory Board.

We hope this proves useful not only in identifying specific cases and issues, but also in detecting broader themes and when read in conjunction with the contributions from other jurisdictions.

Contributors:

• Prof Jack Anderson, University Of Melbourne, Australia
  • Australia to host an array of international sporting events
  • New pieces of legislation making their way through Australia’s federal parliament
  • Australia Sports Commission Report
• Mickey Ingles, Lawyer & Professor, Ingles Laurel Calderon & Ateneo De Manila University
  • National Athlete-Federation Conflicts
  • FIBA Basketball World Cup - Philippines
• Steve Bainbridge, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs, Middle East
  • LIV Golf
  • World Cup Legacy Watch
  • KSA’s Continued Investment in Sports/Esports
• Aahna Mehrotra, Partner, TMT Law Practice, India
  • Cryptocurrency and the Digital Assets
• Shoichi Sugiyama, Attorney, Field-R Law Offices
  • Discussion on New Policy for Safe Sport
  • Reform of the Governance Code for National Federations
  • The 20th Anniversary of the JSAA
• Kelvin Omuojine, Partner, SportHouse LP,  Nigeria
  • Africa Super League
• Sam Fellows, Sports Law and Governance Consultant 
  • Athlete Welfare
• Farai Razano, Partner, Razano Attorneys
  • Royal AM Football Club Appeal
• James Kitching, Managing Director, The FC Sports Consulting
  • Introduction of the FIFA Football Agent Regulations

We would like to thank each member of our Editorial & Advisory Board for taking the time out of their busy schedules to share their views with us, and also more broadly for their significant input into LawInSport over the course of the year. Thank you.