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Selling a Football Club: Five Essential Due Diligence Checks on Buyers

On any type of M&A (mergers & acquisition) transaction it is expected that a buyer will undertake due diligence on the target company which it intends to acquire or into w…
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Sports, Blogs, Ice Hockey, Dispute Resolution , Articles, Squire Patton Boggs

Why Leaving the Ice Early Cost Kyiv Capitals at CAS – Field of Play Doctrine Prevails

A recently published Arbitral Award by the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed a decision of the Disciplinary Comm…
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Sports, Blogs, Golf, Dispute Resolution , Articles, Squire Patton Boggs

What sports clubs should bear in mind when handling member disciplinary cases

This article, drawing on the recent case of Rohilla v The Members of Royal Mid Surrey Golf Course[1], will be a helpful…
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A guide to the legal due diligence process when buying a football club

Sales of football clubs, particularly Premier League clubs, is always headline news. Fans often get frustrated by the a…
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Anti-Doping, Sports, Blogs, Articles, Regulation & Governance, Mills & Reeve

WADA’s 2025 Prohibited List: Context and key changes

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced the release of its 2025 Prohibited List[1], which will come into effe…
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Why sports tribunals should embrace public hearings

As a barrister acting in sports disputes for over 20 years, I have long argued for greater transparency, fairness and t…
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Cricket, Sports, Blogs, Contract, Dispute Resolution , Employment, Articles, Tax Law, Littleton Chambers

Part-time officials, full-time implications – Analysis of the HMRC v PGMOL cases

In September the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Profes…
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How sports can improve mental health support for elite athletes

A roundtable discussion at HealthAccord 2024, which took place earlier this year alongside the SportAccord conference i…
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How interactive entertainment is impacting the sports industry

The keynote conversation from SportAccord 2024 provided a fantastic insight into how interactive entertainment is impac…

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