On Thursday 7th July I attended the annual World Sports Law Report Player Contracts 2011 conference. There were a variety of distinguished and respected attendees from not just the legal industry but also finance, regulation and academia to name but a few. There were a variety of topics on the programme for the day.

“People are lost [from sport] once they realise that the contest they are watching is not a fair contest….maintaining the integrity of sport is vital” - Hugh Robertson MP (Minister for Sport and Olympics)

On Thursday 16th and Friday 17th March I joined an array of distinguished guests from the world of sport, science and law at World Sports Law Report’s annual Tackling Doping in Sport 2011 summit at Twickenham.

The purpose of the summit was to bring together key figures from around sport, involved in the fight against doping in sport, to share knowledge and ideas about how best to tackle the ever sophisticated problem of doping in sport in light of the review of the WADA Code in 2012.

You know that you are in the right conference when the moderator not only knows what it is about, but may also know more than anyone else in the room. That is, with all due respect, the impression that I got when Michael Caselli, editor of numerous publications and world renowned expert in the industry, opened the Sport and iGaming Conference on November 10th.

Lawinsport.com, Media Partner of The Sport and iGaming Conference, supported and attended this event organised with Pinsent Mason in their London office. A fantastic venue in the heart of London. 

On the 19-20th October C5 hosted a conference which brought together a mix of people from sports law and sports business. This may not be a new concept, but it is one that works well. The subtle difference this time was that both the lawyers and the sports industry people where gathered with the purpose debating the problems facing sport and trying to construct viable solutions to these problems.