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How Are Football Clubs Governed, Incorporated & Acquired In South Africa?

This article will examine the current system for regulation and governance of South African football clubs. Readers will learn the various regulations and requirements around th...
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Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Legal & factual context (Part 1)

Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Legal & factual context (Part 1)

On 30 April 2024, Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) Maciej Szpunar delivered the Opinion in a request for preliminary ruling held by the CJ...
Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: RSTP & football transfer system in review (Part 2)

Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: RSTP & football transfer system in review (Part 2)

In the last article, the authors examined the factual and legal context of the Opinion issued by the Advocate General of CJEU on the compatibility of specific FIFA regulations w...
Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Are they restrictive of competition? (Part 3)

Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Are they restrictive of competition? (Part 3)

In the previous articles, the authors have set forth the factual and legal context of the Opinion issued by the Advocate General in case C-650/22 FIFA v. BZ (also known as the L...

Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Violation of freedom of movement of workers? (Part 4)

So far, the authors have touched upon the factual and legal context of the Opinion issued by the Advocate General in case C-650/22 FIFA v. BZ (also known as the Lassana Diarra c...
Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Key takeaways (Part 5)

Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Key takeaways (Part 5)

Let’s wrap up! So far the authors have addressed the factual and legal context of the Opinion issued by the Advocate General in case C-650/22 FIFA v. BZ (also known as the Lassa...

Balancing act: CAS challenges and the 'field of play' doctrine in Olympic gymnastics (Chiles & Maneca-Voinea cases)

On 14 August, an ad hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) handed down its written decision[1] in relation to the highly controversial result of the Women’s Fl...
Football on pitch in midst

English contract law and football: Lessons from Appeal Board’s decision in the Leicester City case

An independent Appeal Board has found that the Premier League’s PSR do not apply to Leicester City FC for any breaches of loss thresholds which may have occurred in respect of t...
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Premier League v Leicester City FC appeal: What is the right approach to interpreting sports rules?

On 30 August 2024 an independent Premier League (“PL”) Appeal Board allowed Leicester City FC’s (“LCFC”) appeal, finding that the Club did not breach Rule E.49 of the PL’ s Prof...
Boxing

How to deal with UK pension assets if divorcing abroad: A guide for international athletes

It is increasingly common for families involved in international sports to live and work abroad. One issue that this gives rise to is: what happens to pension assets accrued abr...
Insurance Cover

An introduction to insurance policies, risk transfer and the law for modern sports organisations

The importance of risk analysis and risk transfer to support business strategy cannot be overstated.  Businesses in the sports sector are no different from other industry s...
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Navigating dispute resolution for technical directors in football

This article analyses a recent decision of the FIFA Player Status Committee which held that it is not competent to hear disputes involving technical directors of national teams....
Goalkeeper save attempt

Growth in multi-club ownership: Is it time to strengthen global regulations?

This article examines the FIFA & UEFA regulations around multi-club ownership in football and discusses previous examples of clubs and ownership groups who have had proceedi...
Man holding betting app

A guide to Brazil’s new regulations for sport betting operators and foreign entrants

This article discusses the requirements around securing an authorisation to be able to act as betting operating agents. It will be useful for betting companies in Brazil, foreig...
Female Footballer Jumping Over Tackle

Expanding maternity rights in football: Analyzing FIFA's 2024 regulations for female players

This article analyses the expanded maternity related rights included by FIFA in the 2024 edition of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players and looks at any p...
Rugby Sevens

A silk’s story: what it’s like to experience and officiate at the Paris 2024 Olympics

This article recounts the author’s personal experience of helping officiate at the rugby sevens competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. It will be of particular interest to...
Goalkeeper making save

Guidance on PSR Rules from Premier League’s Independent Commission in Leicester City’s case

The Premier League’s Independent Commission has provided highly relevant guidance that will be useful to clubs in the future when faced with charges for alleged breaches of the ...
Cricket Stadium Pitch

The challenges of ‘Net run rate’ and protecting the integrity of cricket tournaments

This article analyses one of the issues arising from the recently concluded ICC T20 Cricket World Cup where there were suggestions of ‘manipulation’ by an Australian player to e...
Footballer Tackling

Tax on transfers to Spanish clubs: Supreme Court ruling in Neymar & James Rodríguez cases

Spanish Supreme Court has answered to the appeals filed by the Brazilian football club Santos Futebol Clube[1] and the Monegasque club AS Monaco SA[2] regarding the taxation in ...
Basketball Player Dunk

What brands need to know about creating content and promotions during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

This article discusses how to avoid creating content and marketing campaigns which fall foul of ambush marketing regulations, at, and around, the Olympic Games.  The author...
Racing Car

A guide to Formula 1’s financial regulations and costs cap

This article explains how Formula 1’s financial regulations and cost cap work and discusses whether they are fit for purpose: Why were financial regulations introduced to For...
Italy Football

The evolution of betting and match-fixing regulation in Italian football – key regulations and cases

This article provides an overview and analysis of how sports betting and match-fixing is regulated in Italy.  It draws on Italian law, the regulations of the Italian Footba...
Drone Shot Football Field

Olympic drone drama: How FIFA sanctioned the Canadian women’s football team for spying

This article explains how FIFA investigated and sanctioned the Canadian women’s football team for using drone technology to spy on the training sessions of rival teams at the Pa...
Footballer in Flashlights

Protecting your brand - Top tips for sports organisations

This article explores how sports organisations and bodies can secure protection for their brands, enabling them to create a robust and dynamic brand protection and exploitation ...
Football Stadium with spectators

Levelling the playing field: Spectator accessibility in UK sports stadiums & venues

This article examines the legal requirements for accessibility across stadiums and venues in all sports, considers what measures could be implemented to improve accessibility, a...
Data Switzerland

How the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection applies to sports federations

The Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) entered into force in September 2023 and aims to bolster overall data protection in Switzerland and harmonize its provisions with...
Mens swimming race

WADA’s interim Cottier Report and a World Aquatics audit – What next with the Shijiazhuang 23?

This article provides an update on the latest developments in the ongoing case of the Shijiazhuang 23 athletes following the interim Cottier report and World Aquatics' audit.&nb...
A guide to rights protection at major sporting events: part 3 – be ready for surprises and maintain perspective

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 major sporting events through rights protection pro...
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 major sporting events such as the Olympic & Paralympic Games...
Basketball Agent

Drafting basketball player-agent contracts and avoiding disputes: Key principles from BAT awards (Part 2)

This article explains the Basketball Arbitration Tribunal’s (BAT) key principles on drafting agency agreements and avoiding player-agent disputes. As a regular legal counsel bef...

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