How football clubs should approach risk management when faced with sexual misconduct & assault allegations
In a post #MeToo era, the dramatic increase in the number of sexual misconduct and assault reports made public intensifies each year and appears to be organizationally and geogr...
Will we ever see a European Super League? A recap of the ESL, ISU, and Royal Antwerp cases pending CJEUs decisions
The next instalment of the European Super League (ESL) saga has been set: on 21 December 2023[1], the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will give its much-anticipate...
The evolution of maternity policies in elite sport (+ drafting tips for clubs & governing bodies)
Once upon a time, the idea of an athlete mother (let alone the concept of a sport-specific maternity policy!) was an alien concept in the world of elite sport. The narrative was...
AI, IP and emerging litigation risks for sports brands
Sport and entertainment brands are uniquely sensitive to litigation, especially related to reputational issues. Strategies to mitigate these risks – especially risks arising thr...
How and why are football clubs using Green Bonds, and how do they actually work?
The important question of how the sustainability of football, from both a financial and environmental perspective, in the near future, can often be overlooked once the squads fo...
How FIFA’s Agent Regulations approach contractual stability & just cause, compared to FIFA RSTP
For over 20 years, FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) have played a key role in international football-related disputes concerning contractual stabili...
Conspiracy Theory: Could Felipe Massa Be Formula One’s Next World Champion?
If you are a casual fan of motor sport, it may have been a while since you have heard the name Felipe Massa. The former Scuderia Ferrari driver, who over the course of his care...
Corporate Crime In Sport - How The Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act Impacts Sports Organisations
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) received royal assent on 26 October 2023. Among its many provisions are changes intended to make it easier to se...
The Future Of NFTs In Sports – The Situation After The Hype
The "Gartner Hype Cycle"1 describes a cycle that new technologies usually go through when they are introduced to the attention of the general public. According to this model, th...
Game Plan: How Sports & Betting Can Prepare For The Coming Cybersecurity Battle
Strategy plus ability on the field; loyalty plus trust in the stands. This is a formula for winning and for profits; but without a comprehensive data security and privacy strat...
Kicking racism to the curb: La Liga’s challenges and initiatives in the fight against discrimination
Without a shadow of a doubt, racism represents a societal quandary that extends far beyond the confines of football itself. It is an issue of global proportions that transcends ...
An Introduction To The AIFF Football Agents Regulations 2023
On 1 October 2023, the All India Football Federation Football Agent Regulations 2023 (AIFF FAR) - implemented in accordance with the FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFAR) - cam...
European Super League: only the tip of the iceberg?
The European Super League (“ESL”) is the topic nowadays in sports law. Articles about the ESL are countless. Some authors analysed the anti-competitive effects of the decision o...
My experiences as a mentee for LawInSport: Navneet Ramloll
In May 2022, I stumbled upon LawInSport’s mentoring scheme for the first time through social media. I instantly thought that this was a fantastic opportunity to receive insight ...
A Guide To The UK’s International Sportsperson Visa For Footballers & Agents
Recent history dictates that no sportsperson travelling to compete in another country should underestimate the uncompromising nature of the immigration system. Novak Djokovic[1]...
Is The Obligation to Publish Anti-Doping Decisions A Violation Of The GDPR?
While sports lawyers are eagerly awaiting the ECJ’s decisions in the Superleague1 and ISU2 cases, the publication of the opinion of Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta in case C-115/...
Beyond the policy: Creating a culture of safeguarding in sport in UK
The mention of “safeguarding” has the potential to generate two responses. First, a recognition that it is an issue which needs to be addressed. Second, and invariably, the view...
Caster Semenya's victory at the ECHR: A landmark case for athletes' human rights
On 11 July 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) found that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) and the Swiss Federal Tribunal had violated South African midd...
UK Football Visas - How The FA’s ‘Elite Significant Contribution’ Criteria Apply to Foreign Players
The summer football transfer window in the UK ended on 1 September and with it the end of the first transfer window allowing for Governing Body Endorsement (GBE) under the new ‘...
How The Value Of European Football Clubs Compare To American Sports Teams
This article explores the similarities and differences between European and American league structures and business models, and their influence on the values of teams competing ...
How overseas sports stars are taxed in the UK
With the recent men’s and women’s football World Cups complete, the wait for the next tournament has begun. Tournaments of this scale in any sport take years of planning and fin...
Could this be one of the most significant actions by a group of players? The Rubiales - Spanish Women’s World Cup case
The Spanish women’s national football team’s thrilling victory against England in the 2023 World Cup final should have been a moment of triumph for Spanish football, its women’s...
Peter Bol: A case study in the need for interpretation & transparency in WADA's testing policies
Given the turmoil this year caused by “varying expert opinions” disagreeing as to why World Anti-Doping Agency (“WADA”) accredited laboratories returned different decisions on P...
Football Legal Aid Fund: A Step Towards Access to Justice for Players, Clubs & Agents
FIFA and the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (“ICAS”) earlier in the year announced the establishment of a legal aid fund specifically available for parties to fo...
The Online Safety Bill: Calling full time on online abuse in sport?
The vitriolic online abuse directed towards high-profile athletes in recent years requires no introduction. From the torrent of racist abuse directed at England’s footballers af...
How Premiership Rugby’s salary cap regulations work
When it comes to salary caps, US sports have led the way with no fewer than 10 disciplines adopting a restriction in financial spending within their respective sports. Most nota...
The 6th Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: What's New?
In 1921, the American boxer Jack Dempsey and the French boxer Georges Carpentier squared off in a hastily assembled outdoor arena built on a farm in New Jersey for boxing’s firs...
What sports organisations need to know about the new failure to prevent fraud offence
In an amendment to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (“Bill”), the UK Government is set to introduce a new failure to prevent fraud (“FTPF”) offence1. Like the ...
A guide to Serie A’s new collective bargaining agreement
On 10th March 2023, the Italian Football Association (“FIGC”), the Serie A Italian Professional League ('Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A' or “Serie A”) and the Italian foo...
Italian Revenue Agency scores again on the tax treatment of Cristiano Ronaldo's image rights income
The Second Instance Tax Court of Piedmont issued its judgment no. 219 of 15 May 2023 (“Decision”) regarding the tax treatment of income deriving from the exploitation of image r...
Key legal issues to look out for at the Rugby World Cup 2023
With the Rugby World Cup 2023 upon us, LawInSport has reached out to a number of legal experts working in the sports sector to share their views on the key issues to look out fo...
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