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		<title>MEPs ask IOC to let Kosovars compete at London Olympics</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Parliament is to ask the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to let Kosovar athletes compete at London 2012, as Kosovo is not recognised by the IOC. Kosovar athletes such as judoka Majlinda Kelmendi will not be able to compete, despite qualifying for the Olympics.]]></description>
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		<title>London 2012 asked Dow Chemical to extend its sponsorship to Paralympics</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[London 2012 asked Dow Chemical to extend its partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to sponsor the Paralympics in a separate deal, organisers confirmed.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:19:52 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Sports Legal Panel set up to assist sport</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[UK Sport, Sport England, Sport Wales and the Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) launched a Legal Panel Framework of 10 law firms on 3 April, designed to provide sport with access to quality law firms at fair rates.]]></description>
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		<title>Broadcasting:  Time shifting live sport for free: Optus case implications</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2011, Telstra paid A$153 million for exclusive internet broadcasting rights to Australian Football League (AFL) games from 2012 - 2016. However, a recent decision of the Federal Court has allowed its competitor, Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (Optus), to enable its customers to view matches without paying for the right to do so. Amelia Lynch and James O&apos;Toole, of Lander &amp; Rogers, explain the decision in Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v National Rugby League Investments (No 2)1 and consider the implications in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.]]></description>
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		<title>Doping:  Contador: burden of proof &amp; presumption of culpability</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed the Union Cycliste Internationale&apos;s two-year ban imposed on Alberto Contador following a positive test for clenbuterol on 6 February 2012. Jorge Ibarrola, a Partner with Libra Law, examines the judgment.]]></description>
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		<title>Sanctions:  Challenging a sanctioning decision in the courts</title>
		<link>http://www.e-comlaw.com/world-sports-law-report/index.asp</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Challenging sporting sanctions through the courts can be a difficult and risky process. Matt Totman and Colm O&apos;Grady examine the conditions that must be satisfied for judicial review to apply and assess whether, under the developed principles of public law, judicial review of a sporting body&apos;s sanctioning decision can be denied.]]></description>
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		<title>Integrity:  Tackling sporting fraud: part 3</title>
		<link>http://www.e-comlaw.com/world-sports-law-report/index.asp</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the third instalment of a four-part article examining modern day sporting fraud, the measures which have been adopted to deal with the issue and the further measures that could be considered. Mike Morgan and Stacey Shevill, of Squire Sanders, examine the measures adopted by sports, governments, law enforcement and the gambling industry to prevent, detect and deter acts of sporting fraud.]]></description>
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		<title>Broadcasting:  The sustainability of the Premier League TV model</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[While decisions in recent litigation brought by England&apos;s Football Association Premier League (FAPL) mean that football fans can order FAPL TV coverage from broadcasters across Europe, pubs could still find themselves in breach of FAPL copyrights if they screen broadcasts from another country. Adam Rendle, an Associate with Taylor Wessing, outlines the risks that the recent rulings present to the FAPL&apos;s broadcasting model.]]></description>
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