Why Challenges Remain For US Women’s Soccer After Equal Pay Deal
Published Wednesday, 30 March 2022.
The FA V Marc Bola – Dealing With Historical Aggravated Breaches
Published Friday, 25 March 2022.
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
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
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
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
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:
How FIFA Tribunals Are Assessing Covid-19 Force Majeure Disputes (Hiddink v Maldives F.A.)
Published Friday, 01 April 2022.
Sports Lawyer In The Spotlight: Mark Hovell
Published Monday, 28 March 2022.
Tackling Government Interference In Sport: The River Hoopers Nigerian Basketball Case
Published Friday, 18 March 2022.
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
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
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
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.












































