A FIFA Working Group is reportedly considering whether, in response to COVID-19, the FIFA Regs on the Status and Transfer of Players should be amended. A number of “guiding principles” for national FAs and stakeholders have been mooted, with the current...
The unprecedented events of the last 7 days, caused by the spread of COVID-19, have led to nearly all elite level sport being cancelled for at least the next two weeks with no Premiership football, Formula One, Six Nations rugby, NBA or PGA golf going ahead. In the...
The 27th Annual BASL (British Association for Sport and Law) conference is being held at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 27th February 2020. Panel members will participate in topical discussions including Disrupting Sport, Piracy and Media,...
Diego Maradona has prevailed in his court action against Dolce & Gabbana, following the high-end fashion house's use of the football legend’s name on t-shirts modelled at a show in Milan last year, which were based on the iconic Napoli kit worn by Maradona in the...
Dan Harrington, Level, and Eric Solomon, Harvard Law School Context and Background: This case concerned a US competition law complaint filed against FINA by a class of plaintiffs, including world renowned swimmers and the promoter of a privately-run event,...
On 12 December 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) launched a public consultation on intellectual property and AI. The full consultation document can be downloaded here. Interested parties are invited to submit their...
Practitioners, companies and investors in cryptoassets and smart contracts will welcome the findings of a leading group of jurists from the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce of the Law Society’s Lawtech Delivery Panel. Following a recent consultation, they have...
Key Finding: Rights owners, broadcasters and operators of digital content services will need to consider adjusting their standard acquisition and/or licensing agreements following Brexit. Background: The EU Portability Regulation is a fairly...
On Friday, the High Court handed down its judgment in the case of New Balance Athletics, Inc v Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited [2019] EWHC 2837 (Comm) (judgment attached) a case that concerned the matching right clause in New...