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The Swiss Federal Tribunal’s key sports law judgments of 2024
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A guide to rights protection at major sporting: Part 3- surprises & over enforcement
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A guide to rights protection at major sporting events: Part 2 - educate, monitor & enforce
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A guide to rights protection at major sporting events: Part 1 - identify rights & managing risk
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No independent judge, no EU review: Anti-doping case dismissed by ECJ
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Reassessing data protection in anti-doping – key points of Advocate General Ćapeta’s opinion
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