Sports Law in 2022 – Key issues to watch in Asia, Africa & Oceania

Here are the top sports law issues to watch out for in 2022 in Africa, Asia and Oceania from the LawInSport Editorial Board. 

Contributors:

• Prof Jack Anderson, University Of Melbourne, Australia
  • Australia to host an array of international sporting events
  • New pieces of legislation making their way through Australia’s federal parliament
• Mickey Ingles, Lawyer & Professor, Ingles Laurel Calderon & Ateneo De Manila University
  • National athlete-federation conflicts
• Nikki Dryden, Immigration And Human-Rights Lawyer And Two-Time Olympic Swimmer
  • The IOC and Rule 50-Beijing Edition
  • Diplomatic Olympic Boycott and Human Rights Changes
• Steve Bainbridge, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs, United Arab Emirates
  • FIFA 2022 World Cup Qatar
  • NBA Basketball
  • UAE to host FIFA Club World Cup 2022
• Aahna Mehrota, Partner, TMT Law Practice
  • Cryptocurrency and the Digital Assets
• Shoichi Sugiyama, Attorney, Field-R Law Offices
  • Japan’s new professional rugby league
• Kelvin Omuojine, Partner, SportHouse LP,  Nigeria
  • Implementation of the National Sports Industry Policy
  • Domestic sports dispute resolution mechanism in Nigeria
• Sam Fellows, Solicitor, Holland Beckett
  • Athlete Welfare
  • Athletes Challenging Selection Decisions
• Farai Razano, Partner, Razano Attorneys
  • Royal AM’s appeal

We hope this proves useful not only in identifying specific cases and issues, but also in detecting broader themes and when read in conjunction with the contributions from other jurisdictions.

We would like to thank each member of our Editorial Board 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.