Sports Law in 2022 – Key issues to watch in UK & Ireland

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

Contributors:

• Prof Mark James, Manchester Law School & Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport
  • Athlete Activism
• Andrew Smith, Barrister, Matrix Chambers
  • Fan-Led Review
• Mark Hovell, Partner, Mills & Reeve
  • The lasting impacts of COVID-19
• Rupert Beloff, Barrister, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square & Kings Chambers
  • A shift in power within football
• Louis Weston, Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers
  • The publication of the DCMS report
• Leigh Thompson, Head Of Policy, Sport And Recreation Alliance
  • White Paper on the Gambling Act Review
• Alistair McHenry, Director, Walker Morris LLP
  • Gambling and sport
• Alex Kelham, Partner, Lewis Silkin LLP
  • Sport as an entertainment product
• Daniel Geey, Partner, Sheridans Sports Group (With The Assistance Of Alex Harvey & Ollie Warren)
  • The appointment of an independent regulator
• Lydia Banerjee, Barrister, Littleton Chambers
  • Athlete empowerment
• Jon Walters, Partner, Northridge Law
  • Football Governance

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.