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Our "Sports Score" blog is a collection of insights and practical legal commentary from the Mills & Reeve sports team on current events impacting the global sports industry. The breadth of the articles that are featured reflects the wide range of legal disciplines on which our large team of sports law specialists advise on a day to day basis. We have a particular focus on sports regulatory and disciplinary matters, including those heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport where Mark Hovell, our head of sport, regularly sits as an Arbitrator. We also cover in depth a number of other core areas for which the team has recognised expertise, including sports commercial rights and IP, reputation management and women’s sports.
Meat contamination and what it means for athletes: A review of Badminton World Federation v Ratchanok Intanon
An overview of the new FIFA Disciplinary Code
Unilateral extension options in football contracts: Are they valid and enforceable?
A review of key Financial Fair Play cases through the lens of the CAS
Trends in digital brand engagement, image rights and sponsorship deals in sport
Case review: US Soccer Federation v National Players Association (use of player likenesses)
The importance of meeting deadlines when appealing to the CAS: Eboué v FIFA
The potential impact of Brexit on European football
Gutierrez v Newcastle Utd disability discrimination case: the wider implications for sport
A player friendly approach to anti-doping violations - the “Kolasa” case
The financial life cycle of a professional footballer - Planning for retirement
How will anti-doping regulations protect athletes against the long-term effects of steroid use?
The reality of "Life after Sport"
A ‘Bum Deal’ for Huddersfield Giants
Sheffield United FC win FIFA training compensation case
Social drugs in sport – where do you draw the line?
Sports agents take note – ‘companies’ cannot represent clients, players and clubs
Protecting exclusivity in sports data rights: are courtsiding spotters a step too far for UK football fans?
An overview of FIFA’s ‘Phase 2’ reforms – agents, loans and clearing house
Sports disputes and disciplinary procedures – the year in review 2018/19
FIFA’s April 2018 amendments to its Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP)
Key changes in WADA’s 2018 Prohibited List: IVs & Gene Doping
Betting in football – Was The FA’s decision on Joey Barton a fair one?
Who shoulders the blame? An analysis of vicarious liability in the sports industry
The effects of providing substantial assistance in doping investigations: A review of the Bernice Wilson case
Latest amendments to the CAS Code: What you need to know
The FA’s new work permit system & proposal for new “home grown” rules
The financial life cycle of a professional footballer - The early years
Pre-Contracts in football
Football clubs should think carefully about zero hours contracts
WADA Article 10.4 – Part 2
Wallader - Case review
Training compensation in football
WADA Article 10.4 "specified substances" - the end of the farce?
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