Key Sports Law Cases & Developments 2023 - Africa, Asia & Oceania

At the end of each year, we publish compilation articles to identify the most important legal cases and developments from the world of sports law in the preceding 12 months. The articles are comprised of the opinions of leading lawyers and executives from the LawInSport Editorial and Advisory Board.

This article contains the responses from our African, Asian and Oceania members:

• Farai Razano, Partner/Founder, Razano Law, South Africa
  • Balancing the regulation of political speech in sport (the case of David Teeger)
• Kelvin Omuojine, Partner, SportHouse LP, Nigeria
  • The National Sports Industry Policy 2022-2026
• Steve Bainbridge, Head of Sports & Entertainment (Middle East), Greenberg Traurig LLP
  • KSA esports
  • Cadillac entering Formula One in 2026
  • Saudi Pro League
  • PGA vs. LIV Golf
• Michael Savva, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams (Middle East) LLP
  • Rise of the Saudi Pro League
• Aahna Mehrotra, Partner, TMT Law Practice, India
  • Protests against the Wrestling Federation of India (and governance in Indian sports)
  • Regulation of online gaming and esports
  • Tax regime changes for online gaming
• Nandan Kamath, Principal Lawyer, LawNK, India
  • Unauthorised Leagues and Badminton
• Mickey Ingles, Lawyer & Professor, Ingles Laurel Calderon & Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
  • Rights challenges from hosting the FIBA Basketball World Cup
• Prof Jack Anderson, Special Counsel, Integrity Regulation, Racing Victoria, Australia
  • Women’s sport in Australia
  • Concussion developments in Aussie Rules
• Sam Fellows, Solicitor, Holland Becket, New Zealand
  • Sport Integrity Body Established
• Shoichi Sugiyama, Attorney-at-Law, Field-R Law, Japan
  • Alleged corruption related to the Tokyo Olympics
  • Unionization of Japan Basketball Players Association
  • Development towards Safe Sport in Japan