Can sports formats be protected by copyright law?

Published Friday, 18 March 2022.

Sports Lawyer In Spotlight: Lindsay Brandon

Published Monday, 14 March 2022.

A Summary Of CAS Decisions At The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

Published Tuesday, 08 March 2022.

Why A Sixth Substitute In Football May Not Automatically Mean A Forfeit Loss

Assistant referee informing a substitution

Published Tuesday, 22 February 2022.

How To Use ‘Variable Sell-On Clauses’ In Football Transfers After Arsenal’s Win At CAS

Published Thursday, 17 February 2022.

New Precedent Set For Withholding/Editing Content From Regulatory Decisions? - The FA v Marc Bola

Published Friday, 04 February 2022.

Pitfalls Of Sports Federations Playing Judge, Jury & Executioner - A Review Of Turk V FIM

Published Wednesday, 02 February 2022.

CAS Bulletin 2022

EUIPO 2 : AC Milan 0 - AC Milan Fails To Register Its New Club Crest In EU Trade Mark Case

Published Tuesday, 11 January 2022.

Sports Law in 2022 – Key issues to watch in North America

Published Tuesday, 28 December 2021.

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

What to watch 2022 - Asia, Africa, Oceania

Published Tuesday, 28 December 2021.

A Summary Of 2021’s Key Sports Law Cases From The CAS & SFT

Published Thursday, 23 December 2021.

Key Sports Law Cases And Developments Of 2021 – Asia, Africa & Oceania

Festive Compilation - Asia, Africa & Oceania

Published Wednesday, 22 December 2021.

Does the Shayna Jack CAS Appeal decision give hope to innocent athletes in contamination cases?

Published Tuesday, 14 December 2021.

FIFA’s New Football Tribunal – Key Changes & Practical Issues For Practitioners

Gavel with football pitch drawn on chalkboard

Published Wednesday, 08 December 2021.

Registration Extension & Financial Support - Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM)

Only three weeks after the launch of the SLAM 2022, 30+ teams registered for the global sports law moot competition. However, many teams have asked for an extension, and following consultations with students and academic institutions, we are excited to be announcing the registration deadline has been extended to 8 December 2021.

The ITA asserts an Anti-Doping Rule Violation against Russian weightlifter Kseniya Kozina

The International Testing Agency (ITA), leading an independent anti-doping program for the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), asserts an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) against Russian weightlifter Kseniya Kozina for the use of prohibited substances based on data retrieved by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) from the Moscow Laboratory

Results & Evaluation of Pro Bono Legal Services at the Tokyo 2020 Games

Published Friday, 26 November 2021.

Automatic Promotion Dispute: The curious case of Polokwane City v South African Football Association

Published Thursday, 25 November 2021.

Appeal filed by Aleksandr Shustov is dismissed and the initial sanctions are confirmed

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the appeal arbitration procedure between the Russian high jumper Aleksandr Shustov and World Athletics (WA) & the Russian Athletics Federation (RUSAF). The CAS Panel confirmed the decision dated 5 June 2020 (the Challenged Decision) in which Aleksandr Shustov was found to have violated Rule 32.2(b) of the 2012-2013 IAAF Competition Rules in force in 2013 ("Use or Attempted Use by an Athlete of a Prohibited Substance or a Prohibited Method.") and sanctioned with a four-year period of ineligibility commencing on 5 June 2020 and the disqualification of all competitive results obtained by him from 8 July 2013 to 7 July 2017.

CAS dismisses the appeal filed by Young African Sports Club in relation to the player Bernard Morrison

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between the Tanzanian football club Young Africans Sports Club and the Ghanaian football player Bernard Morrison in relation to the decision issued on 12 August 2020 by the Legal and Players’ Status Committee of the Tanzania Football Federation (the Challenged Decision).

Notice of an Enquiry (R. Dunne) to be heard by the Disciplinary Panel from Tuesday 30 November

The independent Disciplinary Panel of the British Horseracing Authority will convene from Tuesday 30 November 2021, with five additional dates reserved, to consider whether Licensed Jockey Robbie Dunne is in breach of the following Rules of Racing:

Shaheen guilty of breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has been fined 15 per cent of his match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second T20I against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Saturday

Russian Federation suspension extended by World Athletics Congress

Following presentations from RusAF Acting President Irina Privalova and Chair of the Russia Taskforce, Rune Anderson, the World Athletics Congress has today approved the World Athletics Council’s recommendation that the Russian Federation continues to be suspended while the Council oversees completion of the Russian reinstatement plan.

Andersen presented the Taskforce’s latest report before the Congress vote. All other documents and decisions will be published at the conclusion of the Congress tomorrow.

Player contracts, liquidated damages & the principle of reciprocity at FIFA & CAS

Published Wednesday, 17 November 2021.

Why Publicly Criticising Match Officials Has To Stop - The Rassie Erasmus Lions Saga

Published Tuesday, 15 March 2022.

The Case of Olympic Skater Kamila Valieva - Was CAS’s Decision Justified?

Published Tuesday, 08 March 2022.

Disqualified For Technical Breach Despite No Advantage: The Cautionary Tale Of A Rally Driver

Yohan Rossel at Col de Moissière, Rallye Monte-Carlo 2019

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Published Thursday, 24 February 2022.

Can Clubs Shift The Financial Burden Of FIFA’s Solidarity Contribution For Player Transfers

Published Monday, 21 February 2022.

Eligibility Cases From The Beijing Olympic Winter Games

Published Wednesday, 09 February 2022.

Legal Rights In Performance Data: Why Athletes Need To Dig Down For Data Mining

Published Wednesday, 02 February 2022.

Personal Injury in Horseracing: Court Finds Jockey Guilty of Reckless Disregard For Safety

Published Friday, 28 January 2022.

Why Nigerian football needs responsible communication between stakeholders to flourish

Player kicking soccer ball with Nigerian flag in background

Published Monday, 24 January 2022.

Can Sports Federations Retroactively Cancel Olympic Qualifying Competitions? A Review Of Karlsson V FEI

Published Friday, 07 January 2022.

Sports Law in 2022 – Key issues to watch in Europe

Published Tuesday, 28 December 2021.

How FIFA's International Call-Up Rules Are Being Applied During the Pandemic

Football Boots With Flags of National Teams

Published Thursday, 23 December 2021.

Key Sports Law Cases & Developments Of 2021 – Europe

Published Wednesday, 22 December 2021.

Key Sports Law Cases And Developments Of 2021 – UK & Ireland

Published Wednesday, 22 December 2021.

Gambling Operator Ordered To Pay-Out 1.7m Despite Game Defects Reaffirms Why Clear T&C’s Matter

Published Thursday, 09 December 2021.

No Significant Fault: Andre Onana Returns After Falling Foul Of UEFA's Anti-Doping Regulations

Published Thursday, 02 December 2021.

U.S. Triathlon Athlete Noah Webb Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation

USADA announced today that Noah Webb, of Los Angeles, Calif., an athlete in the sport of triathlon, has accepted a four-year period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation.

Webb, 48, tested positive an anabolic agent as the result of an in-competition urine sample collected at the Toyota USA Triathlon Age Group Olympic National Championships on August 7, 2021. His urine sample was analyzed using a specialized test known as Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS), which is capable of measuring the carbon isotope ratio of urinary steroids and confirming their synthetic origin—in this case, testosterone or its precursors. IRMS is a powerful tool that unequivocally differentiates between anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) naturally produced by the body and AAS of synthetic origin. Anabolic agents like testosterone have powerful performance-enhancing capabilities and can give an athlete an unfair advantage over fellow competitors.

LawInSport Weekly News Recap - 26 November

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Independent misconduct hearing update: Rassie Erasmus and SA Rugby withdraw appeals

SA Rugby and SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus have advised the independent misconduct committee and World Rugby that they have both withdrawn their notices of appeal to the misconduct decision and sanction issued by the independent disciplinary committee on 17 November, 2021.

CAS upholds the appeal of Nikita Khakimov

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeal filed by the Russian badminton player Nikita Khakimov against the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in relation to the decision rendered by the BWF Hearing Panel on 18 November 2020 (the Challenged Decision) in which he was found have committed violations of the BWF Code of Conduct relating to betting and match-fixing and sanctioned with a five-year suspension from badminton-related activities.

Bernard Guasch, owner and president of Catalans Dragons, has been fined by tribunal

Bernard Guasch, owner and president of Catalans Dragons, has tonight been fined £10,000 (£2,500 suspended for three years) for comments made about the match officials following last month’s Super League Grand Final.

The tribunal found Guasch to have breached the following Operational Rules.

The ITA notifies German weightlifter Vicky Schlittig of an apparent anti-doping rule violation

THE INTERNATIONAL TESTING AGENCY (ITA), LEADING AN INDEPENDENT ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION (IWF), HAS NOTIFIED GERMAN WEIGHTLIFTER VICKY SCHLITTIG OF AN APPARENT ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATION.

THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) Upholds the appeal of Nikita khakimov

Incomplete, Unclear & Contradictory...How CAS & the Swiss Federal Tribunal Approach Pathological Arbitration Clauses

Published Friday, 19 November 2021.

Sega’s Battle Against Man Utd In Football Manager Trade Mark Case Ends In Settlement

Published Wednesday, 17 November 2021.

Gareth Barry charged with breaching FA regulations on working with intermediaries

Further to the existing proceedings against Swindon Town FC, Lee Power, First Touch Pro Management and Michael Standing, The FA has also now charged Gareth Barry in relation to breaches of The FA’s Regulations on Working with Intermediaries.

It is alleged that Gareth Barry also breached Intermediary Regulations in relation to the ownership and/or funding of Swindon Town FC.