Sport, Equality And Discrimination – Annual Review 2022/23
Every year there are consistent themes when one looks at the topic of equality in sport, but there are different aspects that rise to the fore. 2022 saw the Men’s Football World...
Takeaways from Sports Governance, Compliance, and Investigations Workshop & Seminar
On 25-26 January 2023, LawInSport had the pleasure of supporting Ankura, one of our member organisations, in hosting ...
Protecting Safeguarding Data – A Guide For UK Sports Clubs
Safeguarding is critically important for sports organisation and their participants. That said, it can be diffic...
FIFA's Maternity Benefits For Female Players Enforced By Football Tribunal (Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir v Lyon)
Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (“Sara”) captain of the Icelandic national football team and Juventus player, recently secur...
Removing Cross Examination Requirements: What impact could the proposed changes to Title IX have on accused students?
2022 marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX[1], which remains a living, breathing body of legislation in today’s edu...
A Summary of Key Sports Law Cases In Australia in 2022
This is a summary of some of the leading sports law cases that arose in Australia in 2022. It is based on the author’...
Ten steps sports organisations must take to better protect children in sport
Sports organisations have been looking closely at their safeguarding arrangements and the external spotlight on safeg...
What are the key changes to WADA’s Prohibited List 2023?
The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Executive Committee approved the 2023 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods...
The difficulties of athlete selection appeals: Key Considerations For Governing Bodies
The first part of this article, available here, considered selection appeals from the perspective of the athlete and ...
The Difficulties Of Selection, De-Selection And Selection Appeals: Key Considerations For Athletes
No matter the sport, the vast majority of professional athletes share a version of the same goal: to perform at their...
ECB Racism Disciplinary Proceedings To Be Held In Public: Open Justice In Sports Disputes
On 3 November 2022, the BBC announced that in an “unprecedented” move the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (‘ECB’) d...
The Whyte Review Into British Gymnastics: Key Safeguarding Lessons For Sports Governing Bodies
On 16 June 2022, Anne Whyte KC published her final review1 into British Gymnastics. This review followed an interim r...
Mediating Football Disputes: The New FIFA Mediation Guidelines 
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Football Law 2023 - Player Contracts, Agents, Tax And The Business Of Football Legal Advisors
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