Sports Law in 2022 – Key issues to watch in Europe

Here are the top sports law issues to watch out for in 2022 in Europe from the LawInSport Editorial Board. 

Contributors:

• Marc Peltier, Associate Professor Of Law, University Of Nice, France
  • Expected reforms in professional football
• Peter Rippel-Szabo, Attorney At Law, Bird & Bird, Hungary
  • Second instance doping proceedings
• Josep Vandellos- Founder/Partner, Vandellos Sports Law, Spain
  • First divisions women’s football
  • The approval of the new Sports Act
• Maciej Bałaziński, Attorney At Law, Kancelaria Prawna Maciej Bałaziński I Współpracownicy, Poland
  • Positive amendments of the Polish sports law act
  • Fundamental reform of the tax law system
• Dr Katarina Pijetlovic, Reader in Sports Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Representation of small and medium sized clubs in Europe
  • CJEU decision in ISU case
• Ricardo Oliveras, Head of Sports Law and Corporate Partner, ECIJA
  • Spanish football legal battle
• Dr. Dominik Kocholl
  • COVID-19 measures
• Christian Keidel, Partner, Lentze Stopper
  • The 50+1 rule
  • German Players Consulting company’s appeal
• James Kitching, Director of Football Regulatory, FIFA
  • Reform of the football transfer system
• Benoit Keane, Solicitor & Avocat, Keane Legal
  • European Super League case
• Marie-Anne Lindhardt, Partner, MAQS Law Firm
  • The CAS-appeal filed by inter alia the Swedish, Finish and Danish Modern Pentathlon Federations
  • Strengthing the integrity of sport
• Jan Kleiner, Partner, Bär & Karrer AG
• Criminalization of self-doping in competitive sports?
• Dr Despina Mavromati, Attorney-At-Law, International Sports Law & Arbitration, SportLegis Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Caster Semenya
  • FIFA Regulations
• Clement Monnet, Attorney, Norton Rose Fulbright (Paris)
  • New provision in the French Sports Code

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.