Keynote speech on Ethics in Sports Law by Michael Beloff KC
LawInSport organised the International Dispute Resolution in Sport Conference on 11th April 2025. The below text formed the contents of the Keynote Speech delivered by Michael Beloff KC at the Conference as part of the Award ceremony of the 6th Edition of the Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM).
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Michael Beloff KC
Michael Beloff KC has appeared in international commercial arbitrations (in London, Brussels, Geneva and Monte Carlo), and sat as a commercial arbitrator under the auspices of the ICC, LCIA, SIAC and Geneva Chamber of Commerce, as well as an ad hoc arbitrator.
He has given expert evidence on English law and practice for the purpose of proceedings in various states in the USA, in the Irish Republic, in the Republic of South Africa, France, Norway and Switzerland.
He has carried out inquiries for Oxford University into alleged plagiarism, for two television companies, Channel 4 and Carlton, into the making of two controversial broadcasts, and for the Rugby Football Union into alleged racism.
He has been identified in various legal publications as a leading figure in the fields of public, local government, commercial, defamation, insurance, arbitration, civil liberties, agricultural, EU, sport, human rights, environmental, education, immigration and employment law.
