In sport, where children from diverse backgrounds come together, the need for inclusive, responsive safeguarding is essential. Whether in grassroots clubs, elite academies or national governing bodies ...

Tondela deals with an alleged no-poach agreement between Portuguese clubs which prevented the clubs from signing players who ...

It might be thought that the job of an athlete is difficult but simple: try to win and don’t cheat. If only things were that straightforward. In recent years, governing bodies have enforced the full ...

The recent arbitral award delivered by a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel in CAS 2024/A/10918 Jonathan Dominic Finbar Beckett v. FIFA [1] (Award) sheds light on the challenges involved in ...

Key lessons for sports agents, directors & trustees following UK Supreme Court ruling on ‘profits rule’ ...

As athletes increasingly commercialize their personal brands beyond competition, the legal frameworks governing name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights have become a critical component of the modern ...

A unique aspect of tennis is that players are considered independent contractors rather than employees. [1] Given this employment classification, it is critical that tournaments and associations offer ...

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The 20 Premier League clubs paid a combined total of almost £150 million in interest charges in the last financial year — the most striking illustration of the cost of the league’s £1.9 billion debt ...

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A recent UK Supreme Court ruling reinforces the standards of duties owed by fiduciaries in relation to unauthorised profits. In a sporting context, a fiduciary would include an agent representing an ...

On 20 November 2018, the Dispute Resolution Committee constituted by the International Cricket Council (ICC DRC) issued its Award 1 in a protracted legal battle between two of international cricket’s ...