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LawInSport Podcast

| Chris Bond
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a part of our daily lives. It is a huge topic of conversation and technology m…
Esports gaming room interiors
| Valérie Horyna
Esports has evolved into an industry, which creates an ever growing demand for structured governance. Riot Games, the p…
| Chris Bond
While a ‘substitution’ is an unremarkable event in many sports, the ‘emergency substitution request’ made by team Astra…
Wicketkeeper cash in gloves
| Louis Weston
The aim of this article to give an answer to the apparently simple question: How should a sports governing body (“SGB”)…
High angle of Football Match
| Saksham Samarth
This article examines the recent award by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) in the case of CAS 2023/A/9809 Kar…
| Chris Bond
In recent years, high profile cases and developments in technology and scientific research have shone a spotlight on th…
Football Stadium in sunlight
| Ben Lasserson, Simon Leaf, Chanelle Catin, Peter Smith
The Arbitral Tribunal has now issued its Second Partial Final Award[1] in the high-profile competition law battle betwe…
| Chris Bond
The Advocate General (AG) has delivered an opinion in the long running case of Royal Football Club Seraing v FIFA and o…
Clay Tennis Court
| Pippa Manby, William Birch
This article analyses an award dated 9 February 2024[1] in CAS 2022/A/8914 Belarus Tennis Federation v International Te…
Football on Pitch
| Elouisa Crichton, Kate Coppack, Sarah Britton
This article analyses the decision by the Employment Tribunal in the case of Mendy v. Manchester City Football Club (24…
Close Up Footballers
| Georgi Gradev, Marton Kiss
This article shows why people bringing sports disputes to arbitration need to be precise with identifying the parties (…
| Chris Bond
The evolving ecosystem of esports is not only a hub for groundbreaking technology and entertainment, but also a burgeon…
| Chris Bond
When you think of the No. 8 on a sports jersey, which professional athlete comes to mind first – Kobe Bryant? Cal Ripke…
Cricket batsman hitting shot
| Parvati Bhat, Prerna Dadu
Part 1 of this article discussed the treatment of personality rights in different jurisdictions internationally and in…
Copyright logo
| Parvati Bhat, Prerna Dadu
In 2023-24, Indian courts have issued several landmark decisions shaping the protection of personality rights (also ref…
Tennis Ball Bouncing
| Spencer Turner
An independent tribunal (“Tribunal”) convened by Sports Resolutions has considered that the men’s world number one tenn…
| Chris Bond
Liberty Media, the current commercial rights holder of Formula One (F1), and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automob…
| Chris Bond
I am certain that more than one FC Barcelona fan—including this author—was on the verge of choking on their New Year’s…
Basketball Player Jumping
| Blaž Tomažin Bolcar
The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (“BAT”) has streamlined its dispute resolution process with small, yet very effective…
Football stadium under lights
| Georgi Gradev, Marton Kiss
This article examines the recent award in the case of CAS 2023/A/9443 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk v. Ukrainian Association of F…
What is the impact of FIFA's suspension of cases before the FIFA Disciplinary Committee?
| Manan Agrawal
On 25 November 2024, a letter was issued by the Chairperson of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to the FIFA Secretary Ge…
| Chris Bond
2024 in Indian sports law was a year dominated by India’s Olympic performance and its future aspirations. On the back o…
Swiss Flag Law
| Despina Mavromati
This article summarises key judgments from the Swiss Federal Tribunal in 2024 in the field of sports law.  The mai…
| Nick De Marco KC
As a barrister acting in sports disputes for over 20 years, I have long argued for greater transparency, fairness and t…
Referee Holding Football
| Stuart Sanders, Benjamin Gray
In September the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Profes…
Football in goal
| Jaime Cambreleng Contreras, Carol Etter
This article provides a detailed examination of the award rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) in the…
Football Player
| André Pretorius, Helen Bignall, Max Kaufman, Marie Becker, Luke Wagner
In a preliminary ruling[1] handed down on 4 October 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its…
Gymnast on bar
| Joseph Carr
In this interview, Joseph Carr - an expert in abuse claims against sports organisations, schools and religious institut…
Football in goal
| Raymond Cox KC
The Premier League’s Appeal Board has provided highly relevant guidance on the approach to costs which may be ordered t…
Diarra Impact
| Manan Agrawal
LawInSport, along with the Asser Instituut and the Association for the Study of Sport and the EU (Sport & EU)…
Aeril shot of Football Stadium
| Jonathan Coser and Carly Thorpe
The development of stadiums, more often than not, come with high publicity and a high budget. It's therefore inevitable…
Boxing Gloves
| Stephen Flynn, Jessica van der Meer
This article discusses the growing trend of sports disputes being referred to non-sports specific arbitral tribunals. I…
Paris
| Martin Ross, Mark Lebbon and Loren Alderuccio
Behind the scenes of the spectacular Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Paris 2024), the Ad Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitra…
Tired Football Player
| Alice Keunen
On 16 September, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker expressed his opinion[1] – one he says is widely held by players –…
Federal Supreme Court
| Marc-Anthony de Boccard
In the world of sports, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is (typically) the ultimate authority for resolving di…
Scales of justice
| Jordan Kochanski, Paddy Murphy
On 21 June 2024, UEFA, the governing body for European football, announced that it was amending its Authorisation Rules…
Football on grass in a football stadium
| Ian Laing, Elena La Ficara
This article discusses a recent CAS decision which highlighted different and competing methodologies that can be utilis…
Battle Lines
| Ezzat Nsouli, Andrew King, Stevie Holbrook
On December 22, 2023, Florida State University (FSU) issued a lawsuit[1] against the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), c…
Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Legal & factual context (Part 1)
| Maciej Balazinski, Karolina Letniowska
On 30 April 2024, Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) Maciej Szpunar delivered the…
Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: RSTP & football transfer system in review (Part 2)
| Maciej Balazinski, Karolina Letniowska
In the last article, the authors examined the factual and legal context of the Opinion issued by the Advocate General o…
Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Are they restrictive of competition? (Part 3)
| Maciej Balazinski, Karolina Letniowska
In the previous articles, the authors have set forth the factual and legal context of the Opinion issued by the Advocat…
| Maciej Balazinski, Karolina Letniowska
So far, the authors have touched upon the factual and legal context of the Opinion issued by the Advocate General in ca…
Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law: Key takeaways (Part 5)
| Maciej Balazinski, Karolina Letniowska
Let’s wrap up! So far the authors have addressed the factual and legal context of the Opinion issued by the Advocate Ge…
Advocate General questions whether FIFA Regulations are compliant with EU Law
| Maciej Balazinski, Karolina Letniowska
On 30 April 2024, Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) Maciej Szpunar delivered the…
| Chris Bond
On 14 August, an ad hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) handed down its written decision[1] in rel…
Football on pitch in midst
| Zachary Sananes, Matthew Caples
An independent Appeal Board has found that the Premier League’s PSR do not apply to Leicester City FC for any breaches…
Image Source: Stadium: Photo/Map: Arne Müseler/arne-mueseler.com/CC-BY-SA-3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.de)
| Nick De Marco KC
On 30 August 2024 an independent Premier League (“PL”) Appeal Board allowed Leicester City FC’s (“LCFC”) appeal, findin…
Boxing
| Christina Pippas
It is increasingly common for families involved in international sports to live and work abroad. One issue that this gi…
Man in suit holding Football
| Chirayato Banerjee
This article analyses a recent decision of the FIFA Player Status Committee which held that it is not competent to hear…
Rugby Sevens
| Christopher Quinlan KC
This article recounts the author’s personal experience of helping officiate at the rugby sevens competition at the Pari…
Goalkeeper making save
| Christopher Monaghan
The Premier League’s Independent Commission has provided highly relevant guidance that will be useful to clubs in the f…
Footballer Tackling
| Carlos Carnero, María Chicote
Spanish Supreme Court has answered to the appeals filed by the Brazilian football club Santos Futebol Clube[1] and the…
Italy Football
| Federico Venturi Ferriolo, Lorenzo Caprara
This article provides an overview and analysis of how sports betting and match-fixing is regulated in Italy.  It d…
Drone Shot Football Field
| Ennio Bovolenta
This article explains how FIFA investigated and sanctioned the Canadian women’s football team for using drone technolog…
Basketball Agent
| Antanas Paulauskas
This article explains the Basketball Arbitration Tribunal’s (BAT) key principles on drafting agency agreements and avoi…
Basketball Agent
| Antanas Paulauskas
This article explains the Basketball Arbitration Tribunal’s (BAT) key principles on drafting agency agreements and avoi…
two footballers tackling
| Joseph Bryan, Joel Wallace, Alexander Bryant
This article analyses the legal reasoning in the recent decision of an independent Appeal Board in Nottingham Forest Fo…
junior cricketer
| Aahna Mehrotra, Pratyush Pandey
At the MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture 2015-16, former Indian cricket captain, Rahul Dravid, spoke on the need to combat t…
| Jack Anderson
This article analyses the recent leading sports law cases from the National Sports Tribunal in Australia and explains t…
Cyclist racing
| Nick Poggenklaas
This article analyses an ongoing case which may have potential to change how relationships between athletes and their t…
scales of justice against EU flag
| Maike Herrlein
The Court of Justice of the European Union has recently issued its decision in a case for a preliminary ruling initiate…
female runner on track
| Maike Herrlein
On 7 May 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its decision in Case C‑115/22 relating to the inadmiss…
football linesman
| Simon Leaf, Oliver Millichap, Ben Lasserson, Chanelle Cattin
It has been widely reported that Manchester City Football Club have brought a high-profile competition law claim agains…
Racing Cars
| Shalabh Gupta, Amran Nawaz, Daniel Nazareth
On March 22, 2023, the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (“FIA”) invited applications for a new team that would…
Disclosure Concept
| Christopher Coltart KC, Karishma Gadhia and Charlotte Moss
Like most sports, the governing guidelines for criminal litigation and investigations are all about fair play. That inc…
Man hand wrapped in boxing bandages
| Alastair Campbell
No matter the sport, the vast majority of professional athletes share a version of the same goal: to perform at their b…
Footballer shooting at goal
| Michal Liszka
Image rights of footballers called up to the national team have been the point of many disputes in recent years, with h…
Two footballers challenging for the ball
| Samuel Rabinowitz, Nick Daly
The 2023/24 football season is now over. In English football’s second tier, the Championship, a thrilling campaign ende…
golf putt
| Jodi Balsam
It’s been a year since the shocking announcement in June 2023 that the PGA Tour[1] and LIV Golf[2] had settled their an…
sports disputes and disciplinary procedures
| Rustam Sethna
Welcome to the disputes and disciplinary proceedings section of the LawInSport Annual Review 2023/24. If last year…
Footballer with studs on football
| Charlie Cornford and Phil Hutchinson
Following Sandro Tonali’s club transfer record-breaking move from AC Milan to Newcastle in July 2023, it was announced…
Sport Horse
| Katie Grimstone
For those in the equine industry who get up close and personal with horses by way of owning, breeding or trading, legal…
Swimmers
| Jack Anderson
This article has been prompted by recent media revelations that in January 2021, 23 elite Chinese swimmers tested posit…
Professional Swimmer
| Jack Anderson
This article has been prompted by recent media revelations that in January 2021, 23 elite Chinese swimmers tested posit…
| Marcel Dejonghe
Under the EU treaties, a cooperation procedure has been established between member states pursuant to which national co…
Esports
| Mahammad Safarli
According to a recent article, the Bahrain Esports Federation (“BESF”) has filed an appeal before the Court of Arbitrat…
Swiss Flag Gavel
| Despina Mavromati
This article deals with a recent decision of the Swiss Federal Tribunal (“SFT”) relating to a dispute between a footbal…
Bicycle Kick
| Kelvin Omuojine
In January 2024, FIFA announced the introduction of a new regulatory framework for national dispute resolution chambers…
Slam Dunk
| Hubert Radke
On 17 January 2024, the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) presented a new edition of its BAT Arbitration Rules (BAT Ru…
Player Trading Cards
| Patrick Ashby, Max Blinder-Acenal
Panini, an established player in the sports trading card industry, and Fanatics, a fast-growing newcomer, have moved th…
Betting
| Philip Hutchinson, Harry Bambury
This article discusses the need for a nuanced approach in betting cases in light of the decision of The Football Associ…
Woman Powerlifting
| Dr Despina Mavromati
This article discusses a recent decision of the Swiss Federal Tribunal (“SFT”) appears to be the first instance of invo…
Football Statistics
| Jeremy Drew, Joshua Charalambous, Ellie Chakarto
Such is the value of live sports data, that the English courts are very familiar with disputes concerning related right…
| Aidan Tierney
Recently, there have been two different decisions in relation to applications brought by The National Basketball Associ…
Goalkeeper making save
| Dr Prof Moritz Lorenz
On 21 December 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) handed down its long awaited judgment in the E…
Wrestlers Grappling
| Despina Mavromati
This article discusses a recent decision of the Swiss Federal Tribunal (“SFT”) discussing the importance of adherence t…
Formula One 2022 car
| Nicholas Buckland, Abigail Wise, Ella Nawaro
In the UK, a trade mark can be protected if it is capable of distinguishing the specific goods/services covered from th…
Running on Track
| Clare Sibson KC, Chloe Carpenter KC and Samuel Rabinowitz
Whenever a governing body is confronted with facts that suggest serious misconduct has occurred in sport, there is a go…
Scales of Justice
| Lereesa Easterbrook, Magnus Wallsten
In December 2023, the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (“ICAS”) issued new Guidelines for the hearing of…
Boxers punching
| Charlie Kendrick
LawInSport recently held their Global Summit on 9th& 10th October 2023 in London discussing a variety of issues acr…
Woman Skating on Ice
| Charlie Kendrick
LawInSport recently held their Global Summit on 9th& 10th October 2023 in London discussing a variety of issues acr…
Soccer ball in hand
| Elena La Ficara
The Calciopoli1 match fixing scandal, which shook Italian football in 2006, and the subsequent sporting proceedings aga…
Sports Law In 2024 – Key Issues to Watch in Europe
| Chris Bond
Here are the top sports law issues to watch out for in 2024 in Europe from the LawInSport Editorial and Advisory Board…
Footballer taking a shot at goal
| Lydia Banerjee, Joseph Bryan
Within the last few weeks an unusual event has happened not once but twice: clubs competing in the FA Cup have fielded…
Justice Switzerland
| Despina Mavromati
This article summarises key judgments from the Swiss Federal Tribunal in 2023 in the field of sports law.  The principl…
Football Agent
| Nick De Marco
The FA has just published the long-awaited written reasons[1] in one of the most significant sports law cases for a whi…
Football Gambling
| David Zeffman
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has been relatively active in the gambling industry, with two new rulings pub…
Footballer
| Jonathan Brown & Charli Curran
In a post #MeToo era, the dramatic increase in the number of sexual misconduct and assault reports made public intensif…
Running AI Bots
| Stephen Townley
Sport and entertainment brands are uniquely sensitive to litigation, especially related to reputational issues. Strateg…
Business Handshake
| Maciej Balazinski, Karolina Letniowska
For over 20 years, FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) have played a key role in internationa…