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Court proceedings deemed offside: English High Court stays court proceedings against former Chelsea FC club director in favour of arbitration

 In Alrubie v Chelsea Football Club Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 541 (Comm), Marina Granovskaia ("Ms. Granovskaia"), a former director and employee of Chelsea Football Club ("C…
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Basketball, Sports, Football, Commercial, Dispute Resolution , Articles, Intellectual Property, Regulation & Governance

The dangers of AI: How deepfakes and inaccurate content are impacting the sports industry

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a part of our daily lives. It is a huge topic of conversation and technology m…
Sports, Articles, Regulation & Governance

Changes to European sports travel – Navigating the UK and EU's new immigration schemes

The roll out of the UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation[1] (ETA), the EU Entry/Exit System[2] (EES) and EU’s European…
Sports, Esports, Dispute Resolution , Articles, Regulation & Governance

The importance of procedural rigour: ESIC find team Astralis’ emergency substitution brought tournament into disrepute

While a ‘substitution’ is an unremarkable event in many sports, the ‘emergency substitution request’ made by team Astra…
Sports, Articles, Olympic, Regulation & Governance

More ‘compact’ versions of major sports events? Reflections on Host City 2024’s sustainability panel

Host City is an annual conference where experts consider best practices in hosting major sports events. One key topic d…
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Can Sporting Succession Exist Without Club Dissolution? Lessons from a recent CAS decision (CAS 2023/A/9809)

This article examines the recent award by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) in the case of CAS 2023/A/9809 Kar…
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Gambling, Articles, Indian Sports Law, Regulation & Governance

Exploring Asia’s Online Gaming Regulations: Balancing Play and Policy

No other technology in history has transformed humanity as rapidly as the mobile phone and nowhere is this shift more e…
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The battle continues - Implications of the latest decision in Manchester City's challenge to the Premier League's APT rules

The Arbitral Tribunal has now issued its Second Partial Final Award[1] in the high-profile competition law battle betwe…
Basketball, Employment Law, Sports, Commercial, Articles, Regulation & Governance

Will FIBA’s regulation of agents’ fees really help protect basketball clubs & players from undue influence?

FIBA’s recent amendments to its Internal Regulations, which came into force on 5 December 2024,[1] have once again resh…
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Sport & Governance – Annual Review 2024/25

Welcome to the Governance chapter of the LawInSport Annual Review 2024/25. 2024 was, of course, an Olympic and Paralym…
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Sports, Dispute Resolution , Articles, Olympic, Regulation & Governance, Tennis

Politics, Tennis & the Ukraine War - Suspension of membership appealed (Belarus Tennis Federation v ITF)

This article analyses an award dated 9 February 2024[1] in CAS 2022/A/8914 Belarus Tennis Federation v International Te…
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What are the key changes to the AIFF Disciplinary Code in the 2024 edition?

The FIFA and AIFF Disciplinary Codes are essential frameworks that regulate conduct, discipline, and ethics among footb…