Key Sports Law Cases & Developments 2022 - Europe

At the end of each year, we publish compilation articles to identify and analyse the most important legal cases and developments from the world of sports law in 2022.

The articles are comprised of the opinions of leading lawyers and executives from the LawInSport Editorial and Advisory Board.

In this article are the responses from our European members:

• Marc Peltier, Associate Professor Of Law, University Of Nice, France
  • The Missed Opportunity to Reform French Sport.
• Maciej Bałaziński, Attorney At Law, Kancelaria Prawna Maciej Bałaziński I Współpracownicy, Poland
  • Amendments of the Regulations of the Polish Football Association (PZPN)

• Dr Katarina Pijetlovic, Reader in Sports Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • European Super League and International Skating Union Cases (Advocate General Opinion)
  • UEFA Criteria for Authorization of International Competitions

• Jan Kleiner, Partner, Kleiner & Cavaliero
  • The FIFA Clearing House (FCH)
  • World Aquatics
• Josep Vandellos, Founder/Partner, Vandellos Sports Law
  • Women’s Professional League (LigaF) and Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)
  • Spanish Rugby Union (FER) Appeal
• Benoît Keane, Solicitor & Avocat, Keane Legal
  • Opinion of Advocate General Rantos in ISU Case
• Christian Keidel, Partner & Dr. Paul Fischer, Associate, Lentze Stopper
  • Personality Rights of National Team Players
  • Pechstein-Saga continues – Judgement of the German Federal Constitutional Court
• Marie-Anne Lindhardt, Partner, MAQS Law Firm
  • Dispute between the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Football association (the SvFF)
  • Swedish Consumer Ombudsman’s Lawsuit Against Gothenburg Athletics Association (GFIF)
  • Increase in Sexual Misconduct Allegations in Swedish Sports
  • Termination of Collective Bargaining Agreement for Women Football Players

• Emin Ozkurt – Attorney at Law / CAS & EuroLeague Arbitrator, Ozkurt Law Office, Turkey 

  • Football Agents Regulations
• Dr. Despina Mavromati, Attorney at BianchiSchwald
  • Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics
  • FIFA World Cup in Qatar
  • Football Regulatory Changes

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 more broadly for their significant input into LawInSport over the course of the year.  Thank you.