Sport and anti-doping – the year in review 2018/19

Published 16 May 2019 By: Richard Liddell QC, William Harman

The last twelve months have seen high-drama and new law across the anti-doping world. The review below is necessarily selective. Its primary focus is UK anti-doping, decisions in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and developments relating to the major international anti-doping bodies. In the final section, we provide a round-up of some other anti-doping stories recently in the news.

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Tags: Anti-Corruption | Anti-Doping | Boxing | Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) | Dispute Resolution | Esports | Football | IAA | International Olympic Committee (IOC) | Ireland | Olympics | Russia | Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) | UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) | United Kingdom (UK) | United States of America (USA) | Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) | WADA Code | World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

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Richard Liddell QC

Barrister, 4 New Square

Rick is on the Editorial Board of Law in Sport and is recommended in the legal directories as a leading barrister in sports law and is described in the directories as a “superb advocate” and “a go-to practitioner for sports matters”. Rick is instructed in sports commercial disputes and sports disciplinary matters and his cases have spanned almost all sports. Rick is frequently instructed in football related matters and doping cases; and he has acted for athletes/players and governing bodies in doping cases and has appeared on behalf of the IAAF and World Rugby in a number of appeals to CAS. Rick also specialises in commercial litigation and regularly advises on insurance coverage issues.

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William Harman

Barrister, 4 New Square

Will receives instructions in a range of commercial and regulatory matters involving the sports industry with a particular focus on anti-doping and anti-corruption charges. Will’s experience includes the complete defence of charges of refusing, evading and/or failing to provide a sample against a former Olympian (led by Pippa Manby). Will recently appeared before a Scottish Football Association Tribunal in respect of gambling charges and has acted on both the player and governing body side in tennis match-fixing cases.