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Governance reform amidst a pandemic: the unenviable task facing World Rugby’s re-elected chairman, Sir Bill Beaumont

Peter Critchley

May 19, 2020

Posted in Rugby Bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency Governance, anti-bribery and corruption

Sir Bill Beaumont has won the race to be re-elected World Rugby’s chairman for another four years, seeing off a spirited challenge from his vice-chairman, Agustín Pichot.

Scottish football’s response to COVID-19 highlights the conundrum facing European football

Tom Maturi

May 14, 2020

Posted in Football Corporate M&A and securities

With the exception of Belarus, league football across Europe came to a halt in mid-March due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Tags: Football corporate governance

Keeping possession: ownership trends in English Premier League Football

Stephen Rigby Alex Wills Tom Maturi

May 05, 2020

Posted in Football Corporate M&A and securities

This report explores the change from British to foreign ownership, as well as analysing the different types of owners we now see in the EPL.

Australia’s National Sports Tribunal: a study in cycling

Peter Mulligan

May 04, 2020

Posted in Dispute resolution, litigation and investigations Regulations Governance, anti-bribery and corruption

Authors: Jamie Truong and Ross Watkins. On 19 March 2020, the National Sports Tribunal (NST) was established by the National Sports Tribunal Act 2019 (the Act).

Update on the gender discrimination lawsuit by US women’s national soccer team

Ahmed Labib

April 29, 2020

Posted in Dispute resolution, litigation and investigations Football

This blog post provides an update on the progress of the litigation, focusing on recent developments in the USSF’s legal arguments.

Why is June 30 suddenly the key date in European football?

Josh Kay

April 28, 2020

Posted in Football Employment, labor and pensions

As football governing bodies across Europe attempt to formulate plans on how to complete the remainder of the 2019/20 season, one date is central to all of these discussions: June 30 2020.

COVID-19: frustrating a sporting nation

Peter Mulligan Matthew Fonti

April 14, 2020

Posted in Dispute resolution, litigation and investigations Football Rugby

Sport around the world has become collateral damage of another world health crisis. In Australia as an exponential number of people are self-isolating due to coronavirus their enjoyment of sport is compromised

A tech guy with a jumper: how an NBA player plans to transform his contract into a tokenized investment vehicle

Nader Hasan Ahmed Labib

April 03, 2020

Posted in Banking and finance Corporate M&A and securities

The authors would like to thank Josh Hoffman, Articling Student, for his assistance in preparing this legal update.

Sick Days: the impact of a global pandemic on sports related contracts

Nader Hasan Ahmed Labib

April 01, 2020

Posted in Bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency Dispute resolution, litigation and investigations

The authors would like to thank Alexandra David and Brandon Schupp, Articling Students, for their assistance in preparing this legal update.

Interactive fantasy sports in New York down for the count?

Christopher B. Cash

March 18, 2020

Posted in Regulations eSports

The New York State Appellate Division, Third Department, struck down most of a law that authorized interactive fantasy sports (“IFS”) at certain locations in New York...

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Governance reform amidst a pandemic: the unenviable task facing World Rugby’s re-elected chairman, Sir Bill Beaumont

Scottish football’s response to COVID-19 highlights the conundrum facing European football

Keeping possession: ownership trends in English Premier League Football

Australia’s National Sports Tribunal: a study in cycling

Update on the gender discrimination lawsuit by US women’s national soccer team

Why is June 30 suddenly the key date in European football?

COVID-19: frustrating a sporting nation

A tech guy with a jumper: how an NBA player plans to transform his contract into a tokenized investment vehicle

Sick Days: the impact of a global pandemic on sports related contracts

Interactive fantasy sports in New York down for the count?

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Inside Sports Law

Governance reform amidst a pandemic: the unenviable task facing World Rugby’s re-elected chairman, Sir Bill Beaumont

Scottish football’s response to COVID-19 highlights the conundrum facing European football

Keeping possession: ownership trends in English Premier League Football

Australia’s National Sports Tribunal: a study in cycling

Update on the gender discrimination lawsuit by US women’s national soccer team

Why is June 30 suddenly the key date in European football?

COVID-19: frustrating a sporting nation

A tech guy with a jumper: how an NBA player plans to transform his contract into a tokenized investment vehicle

Sick Days: the impact of a global pandemic on sports related contracts

Interactive fantasy sports in New York down for the count?

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