Members Update - February

Here is your LawInSport Members update for February, featuring our upcoming Rugby Union and The Law conference, an exclusive roundtable on Corporate Crime in Sport, the International Dispute Resolution in Sport Conference 2025, a look at our current job opportunities, & more.

Only a Few Tickets Remaining - Rugby Union and The Law Conference 2025

17 February 2025 | RPC London

There are now only a handful of tickets remaining for our Rugby Union & The Law Conference, hosted by RPC in London on 17 February 2025. If you wish to attend, please register soon to avoid disappointment.

To register, and access the full list of speakers and topics see here.

Corporate Crime in Sport Roundtable

On the 25th February we are jointly hosting, with Osborne Clarke & Matrix Chambers, a roundtable discussion for senior lawyers, compliance, and finance professionals working in sport, on how sports organisations can prepare for the new "Failure to Prevent Fraud" offence under the UK's Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. Organisations attending include top football clubs, motorsport teams, agencies and media companies.

SLAM Grand Finals & International Dispute Resolution in Sport Conference 2025

10-11 April 2025 | Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne

We want to thank all our sponsors for this year’s Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM) & International Dispute Resolution in Sport Conference including:

4 New Square Chambers
Blackstone Chambers
BMDW Advocaten
Brantjes Advocaten
Global Sports Advocates
JAMS
Lombardi Associates
Matrix Chambers
Mills & Reeve
Schelstraete
Statim

We are due to announce further supporters and sponsors over the coming weeks.

The SLAM Grand Finals and award ceremony will be held alongside our inaugural International Dispute Resolution in Sport Conference where we are expecting 200+ attendees. The topics for the conference will be announced later this week.

January Event Recaps

Thank you to everyone who spoke and attended our Sports Stadia Development Conference in London, co-hosted by 39 Essex Chambers, Walker Morris, TLT, and Gowling; and the annual Sports Governance, Compliance, and Investigations Conference, in Lausanne, Switzerland co-hosted with Ankura.

Summaries of both events will be published later this week.

We also held a Commercial Negotiation Workshop with David Murray, hosted by Chris Bond, LawInSport, with 40+ organisations including top football clubs, sports agencies, motorsport teams and professional service firms.

Job Openings

All positions available on our Jobs Board: