Key sports law cases & developments 2024 – Europe

At the end of each year, we publish our festive compilation articles to identify the most important legal cases and developments from the world of sports law in the preceding 12 months. The articles are comprised of the opinions of leading lawyers and executives from the LawInSport Editorial and Advisory Board.

This article contains the responses from our European members:

• Sven Demeulemeester, Partner, and Willem-Alexander Devlies, Managing Associate, Atfield, Belgium 
  • The Diarra case on FIFA’s transfer system (Art. 17 FIFA RSTP)
  • The RFC Seraing case on the ‘res judicata’ effect of CAS awards
• Marc Peltier, Associate Professor Of Law, University Of Nice, France
  • Athletes have the right to remain silent
• Maciej Bałaziński, Attorney-At-Law, Kancelaria Prawna Maciej Bałaziński I Współpracownicy, Poland (assisted by Advocat, Karolina Letniowska)
  • New Polish Football Association (PZPN) Players Status Regulations
  • FIFA Football Agents Regulations in Poland
  • Protection of minors
• Jan Kleiner, Director of Football Regulatory, FIFA, Switzerland
  • Swiss Federal Tribunal
  • Football regulatory developments
  • FIFA Football Agent Regulations
  • FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
  • National Dispute Resolution Chambers
  • Minimum labour conditions for female players: amended rules
• Josep Vandellos, Founder/Partner, Vandellos Sports Law, Spain
  • Rafael Louzán elected RFEF President amid ongoing controversy
  • Gimnàstic de Tarragona files criminal complaint against referee over alleged match-fixing in Málaga CF promotion
• Christian Keidel, Partner, Lentze Stopper, Germany
  • Injunction against FIS regarding a decision to bundle FIS World Cup advertising and media rights
  • The FIFA Football Agent Regulations (FFAR)
• Emin Ozkurt, Managing Partner, Ozkurt Law Offices, Turkey
  • The legality and ethics of Merih Demiral's "Grey Wolf" gesture and the two-match suspension
• Despina Mavromati, Attorney-At-Law, Valfor, Switzerland
  • Key cases from the Swiss Federal Supreme Court
• Marie-Anne Lindhardt, Partner, MAQS Law Firm, Sweden
  • Sponsorship and the Swedish income tax legislation
  • Qualifying standards for the Olympics subject of debate once again
• Carlos Carnero, Tax Partner, Senn Ferrero Asociados Sports and Entertainment SLP, Spain
  • Oriol Romeu – Supreme Court
  • Raúl González – National Court
  • Santos' gain from the transfer of Neymar – Supreme Court
  • Valencia C.F. – National Court
• Michele Colucci, Honorary President at Italian Association of Sports Lawyers
  • EU policy and governance developments
  • Case law
• Benoît Keane, Solicitor Advocate & Avocat, Keane Legal, Belgium
  • Competition law rulings in sport

We would like to thank our Editorial and Advisory Board members for taking the time out of their busy schedules to share their views with us, and also more broadly for their significant input into LawInSport over the course of the year.  Thank you.