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LawInSport is the world leading sports law knowledge hub and global community that provides practically focused expert analysis and commentary on the latest legal developments in sport. LawInSport collaborates with our community of over 30,000 lawyers, sports executives, sports administrators, athletes, coaches, academics and students and their organisations them ‘understand the rules of the game’

™ though helping and empowering them to:

- Grow knowledge and understanding of law in sport
- Learn the practical application of law in sport
- Improve governance and professional standards
- Build meaningful relationships and networks across the world, and
- Be informed and sophisticated purchasers of legal services

Adopting AI: Key legal risks for the sports industry (and how to counter them): https://bit.ly/4lcZnja ✒️ Samantha Lives...
07/08/2025

Adopting AI: Key legal risks for the sports industry (and how to counter them): https://bit.ly/4lcZnja

✒️ Samantha Livesey and Bella Phillips

Highlights
►The use cases for AI in sport
►The risks of AI in sport (and how to counter them )
►Top tips for sports organisations using AI solutions

Can No-Poach Agreements Be Justified? Insights from the AG Opinion on Portuguese Football: https://bit.ly/4oos933 By Emm...
06/08/2025

Can No-Poach Agreements Be Justified? Insights from the AG Opinion on Portuguese Football: https://bit.ly/4oos933

By Emmanuel Goriola and Sam Parry

Highlights:
► Background to the case – A reminder of where we are now
► The Portuguese Competition Authority's Analysis
► How to assess "Restrictions by Object"?
► Context that drove the AG to conclude that the agreement was not restrictive by object in Tondela
► Arrangements that have fallen foul of competition law – Diarra
► Concluding Remarks

Clifford Chance LLP

A great opportunity with Northern Ireland Football League who are looking for a Independent Board Member to join their t...
05/08/2025

A great opportunity with Northern Ireland Football League who are looking for a Independent Board Member to join their team: https://bit.ly/3J8XVAY

We are delighted to welcome Knights as Institutional Members of LawInSport: https://bit.ly/4mh35Jo "Knights’ Sports Team...
31/07/2025

We are delighted to welcome Knights as Institutional Members of LawInSport: https://bit.ly/4mh35Jo

"Knights’ Sports Team includes experts with substantial knowledge and a genuine passion to support those across the sector including athletes, agents, clubs, brands, governing bodies, international federations and other businesses operating in the sector."

Key lessons for sports agents, directors & trustees following UK Supreme Court ruling on ‘profits rule’: https://bit.ly/...
30/07/2025

Key lessons for sports agents, directors & trustees following UK Supreme Court ruling on ‘profits rule’: https://bit.ly/3J55ngp

✒️ Katie Smith

A recent UK Supreme Court ruling reinforces the standards of duties owed by fiduciaries about unauthorised profits. In a sporting context, a fiduciary would include an agent representing an athlete, a director of a business or a trustee.

This article analyses the ruling and provides a checklist that fiduciaries in sport need to be aware of.

Determining the level of compensation for out-of-contract football players in English Football: The role of the PFCC: ht...
30/07/2025

Determining the level of compensation for out-of-contract football players in English Football: The role of the PFCC: https://bit.ly/45bIoro

By Liz Coley and Finley Davis

Highlights:

► The legal background and international regime
► The PFCC’s remit and procedures following the 2024/2025 changes
► Summary of important changes to the Regulations for the 2025/2026 season
► How the PFCC determines compensation
► Added criteria to be considered by the PFCC
► PFCC awards – Past and Present
► Rationalising the PFCC’s decisions

How the UAE regulates “name, image & likeness” (NIL) rights for athletes: https://bit.ly/3IMali9 By Steve Bainbridge and...
29/07/2025

How the UAE regulates “name, image & likeness” (NIL) rights for athletes: https://bit.ly/3IMali9

By Steve Bainbridge and Rishi Shukla

This article examines how NIL rights are governed within the UAE legal system and compares to the EU GDPR. It focuses on protections and compliance obligations relevant to athletes, clubs, leagues along with their commercial partners, contractors and advisors.

Highlights:

▶️ Legal Framework Governing NIL In The UAE
▶️ Unauthorized Commercial Use Of Personal/Sensitive Athlete Data – NIL
▶️ Multi-Jurisdictional Awareness: UAE’s PDPL vs. The EU’s GDPR
▶️ Athlete Data Rights In The UAE: Navigating Privacy Under The PDPL
▶️ Developing Strategies to Ensure Compliance

Setting a new standard: The WTA’s ranking protection and the future of female athlete welfare: https://bit.ly/46rL4Uq By...
25/07/2025

Setting a new standard: The WTA’s ranking protection and the future of female athlete welfare: https://bit.ly/46rL4Uq

By Manali Kulkarni

Highlights

🎾 The New Fertility Protection Special Entry Ranking Protection Rule
🎾 Who is eligible and how does it work?
🎾 WTA benefits already in place - Family Focus Fund & PIF-WTA Maternity Fund
🎾 Do other sports have a comparable benefit to WTA’s Fertility Protection Special Entry Ranking Rule? Looking at LGPA, WNBA, FIFA & NWSL

How can FIFA enforce agent rules? CAS panel overturns agent suspension in Beckett v FIFA case: https://bit.ly/45klNKE By...
24/07/2025

How can FIFA enforce agent rules? CAS panel overturns agent suspension in Beckett v FIFA case: https://bit.ly/45klNKE

By Rahim Hirji

This article highlights the broader implications of the award for sports governing bodies to bear in mind when suspending or delaying regulations —particularly in transitional periods where procedural certainty and athlete/agent rights may be at stake. This is because even when practical difficulties arise – such as when disciplinary powers are temporarily suspended – governing bodies cannot merge investigative and decision-making powers unless the applicable regulations expressly permit it.

Highlights
►Background and Regulatory Context
►The FIFA Football Agent Regulations and Their Transitional Phase
►Core Legal Issue: Scope of Authority
►CAS Award: A Procedural Line
►Analysis and Implications

What athletes need to know about sports betting and anti-corruption rules: https://bit.ly/3IITtJi ✒️ Oliver LawrenceHig...
23/07/2025

What athletes need to know about sports betting and anti-corruption rules: https://bit.ly/3IITtJi

✒️ Oliver Lawrence

Highlights:

1️⃣ Don’t bet on it – even if you’re not in the game
2️⃣ Caution family and friends against betting
3️⃣ Be careful with what you say
4️⃣ Stay away from the guilty
5️⃣ Mitigation as a last resort

Acquiring women football clubs: Key considerations for buyers & sellers: https://bit.ly/44H4Ud0 By Josie Price and Deeb...
21/07/2025

Acquiring women football clubs: Key considerations for buyers & sellers: https://bit.ly/44H4Ud0

By Josie Price and Deeba Moqani

Highlights:
► Due Diligence
► Financial Considerations including revenue streams, debt positions & tax liabilities
►Existing commercial contracts, player contracts and senior management contracts
►Regulatory issues such as financial regulations and the owners and directors test
►Sale & Purchase Structures like earn-out arrangements and warranty protections

How India’s new data protection laws will impact the sports and gaming industry: https://bit.ly/44T9aEO By Riya Rajkuma...
21/07/2025

How India’s new data protection laws will impact the sports and gaming industry: https://bit.ly/44T9aEO

By Riya Rajkumar Sharma

Highlights
► Interaction with existing IT rules
► Sports data and software companies
► Consent requirements for athlete data
► Practical application in sports context
► Limitations and safeguards
► Exemptions to the requirement to seek consent
► Additional practical challenges of full implementation
► Verifiable parental consent requirements

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