Tackling football violence in Cyprus: how controversial fan ID cards have impacted the game

Published Friday, 09 April 2021.

India’s Sticky Wicket: What Are The Rules On The Quality of Test Match Cricket Pitches?

Published Tuesday, 06 April 2021.

Why The ISU’s Eligibility Rules Breached Competition Law And What It Means For Sports Governing Bodies

Published Thursday, 01 April 2021.

WADA launches ‘Speak Up!’ in Spanish and encourages confidential sources to report doping misconduct

In another boost for athletes and others with information on doping misconduct in sport, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announces that its secure, digital whistleblower platform ‘Speak Up!’ is now available in Spanish, in addition to English and French. ‘Rompe el Silencio!’ is intended for potential Spanish-speaking informants and whistleblowers (confidential sources) to report possible Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) under the World Anti-Doping Code (Code), non-compliance violations under the Code, or any act or omission that could undermine the fight against doping in sport. ‘Rompe el silencio!’ – which includes a secure app for iPhone and Android devices – is now available on the App Store and Google Play.

Criminal Prosecution Of UK Football Agents: How FA Regulations Overlap The Bribery Act

Published Tuesday, 30 March 2021.

How Europe’s Major Football Leagues Are Regulating Fixtures & Sanctioning Clubs For Outbreaks Of Covid-19

Published Friday, 26 March 2021.

Seeing Red: Breaking Down World Rugby’s Disciplinary Procedures Following O’Mahony & Fagerson’s Six Nations Dismissals

Published Friday, 19 March 2021.

Sports: Law & Practice - Q&A with Adam Lewis QC & Jonathan Taylor QC, also featuring a conversation with Lord Sebastian Coe

Title image: Q&A with Adam Lewis QC & Jonathan Taylor QC, also featuring a conversation with Lord Sebastian Coe

The FA V Nathaniel Mendez-Laing – A New Approach To Substances Of Abuse In Sport

Published Wednesday, 10 March 2021.

The Blake Leeper Case - CAS Panel Rejects Double Amputee’s Appeal To Compete At The Olympics

Published Wednesday, 03 March 2021.

FIFA’s Solidarity Mechanism And Problems Arising On Exchange Of Players (The Ante Rebic Case)

Published Tuesday, 16 February 2021.

The relationship between data protection and referee reports in English Football

Published Friday, 12 February 2021.

A Guide To FIFA’s Eligibility Regulations For International Football

Published Monday, 08 February 2021.

Betting On Inside Information In Football: Lessons from the Trippier and Sturridge cases

Published Thursday, 04 February 2021.

Japanese Swimming Star’s Fall From Grace: Lessons For Sports Governing Bodies From The Seto Case

Published Monday, 01 February 2021.

The EU General Court’s Ruling On Exclusive Arbitration Agreements In The ISU Case

Published Friday, 22 January 2021.

Analysis of FIFA’s 2021 Regulatory Changes – Female Players, Coaches, Brexit And More

Published Tuesday, 19 January 2021.

Sports law in 2021 – key issues to watch in Europe

Published Wednesday, 06 January 2021.

FIA ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2020

When football administrators end up in prison - the ongoing case of Racing de Santander’s former managers

Published Wednesday, 16 December 2020.

A guide to the players’ code of conduct at tennis grand slams

Published Friday, 04 December 2020.

Sarah Solémalé, Senior Governance Services Manager at FIFA

Why football’s new handball rule is proving so controversial

Published Thursday, 15 October 2020.

Extreme E awarded FIA International Series status

Extreme E, the pioneering electric off-road motor racing series, reached another milestone today after it was officially granted status as an FIA International Series.

Team Owners In Crossfire Over Cricket's Anti-Corruption Rules: ICC v Deepak Agarwal

Published Wednesday, 07 April 2021.

How The Professional Collegiate League Aims To Disrupt College Athletics: Part 1 - Challenging An Economic Cartel

Published Thursday, 01 April 2021.

Written reasons following enquiries (A. McCarthy, F. Marsh) heard by the Disciplinary Panel on Thursday 25 March 2021

30/03/2021 @ 13:00:00 Adrian McCarthy The independent Disciplinary Panel of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) convened on Thursday 25 March to consider whether Mr Adrian McCarthy was in breach of Rule (K)49 of the Rules of Racing.

1. On the 25 March 2021 the above Panel convened to consider whether the above named, a licensed professional flat Jockey, was/is in breach of the above Rule in that he failed to ensure that on the 15 October 2020 when he rode FAREGAAN in the 20.30 at Chelmsford Racecourse that no banned substance was present in his body. In fact, after analysis of a sample taken from him, a high concentration of metabolites of cocaine was found.

How Public Procurement Law Applies To Sports Governing Bodies: The CJEU's Ruling On The Italian Football Federation

Published Wednesday, 31 March 2021.

What Schools Need To Know About Head Injuries Caused By Contact Sports

Published Monday, 29 March 2021.

Newcastle United Takeover: Why The Premier League Should Amend Its Rules On The Appointment & Challenge Of Arbitrators

Published Tuesday, 23 March 2021.

From rags to riches: what next for salary caps in football?

Published Thursday, 18 March 2021.

How sports leagues & federations around the world are sanctioning players breaking Covid-19 rules

Published Thursday, 11 March 2021.

An Appeal (A. Cawley and J. Farrelly) to be heard by the Disciplinary Panel on Tuesday 9 March 2021

n Appeal (A. Cawley and J. Farrelly) to be heard by the Disciplinary Panel on Tuesday 9 March 2021

08/03/2021 @ 11:40:00

10.00 am - Alain Cawley and Johnny Farrelly

The independent Disciplinary Panel of the British Horseracing Authority will convene on Tuesday 9 March 2021 to hear an Appeal brought by Alain Cawley and Johnny Farrelly against the decision of the Stewards at Exeter on 26 February 2021.

Alin Cawley was suspended for 14 days and Johnny Farrelly was fined £3,000 for schooling and conditioning the horse WHISTLEINTHEDARK (IRE) on the racecourse, in that Mr Cawley has failed to ride his mount in such a way that he could be seen to ask for timely, real and substantial effort to obtain the best possible placing.