 8  8 August 2010
News:
Golfers challenge Asian Tour's ban on other tournaments
Four golfers have filed a lawsuit with the Singapore Supreme Court against the Asian Tour's ban on players taking part in other tournaments.
HMRC to pursue 'Football Creditors' rule challenge despite Portsmouth judgment
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will pursue its challenge to Football Association Premier League's rules requiring clubs to pay football creditors in full in the event of administration, despite losing a High Court case ([2010] EWHC 2013 (Ch)) against Portsmouth's Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA). The case is due to be heard in November.
Expert speakers confirmed for gambling briefing
A number of expert speakers will address delegates attending Sport, Gambling & Sponsorship 2010, a World Sports Law Report event that will be hosted at the London offices of Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP on 14 September.
Features:
Opinion: WADA and the pharmaceutical industry fight doping
On 6 July, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) signed a Joint Declaration of Cooperation in the Fight against Doping in Sport. This agreement aims to facilitate voluntary cooperation between WADA and IFPMA member companies, to identify medicinal compounds with doping potential, minimise misuse of medicines still in development, improve the flow of relevant information and facilitate development of detection methods in the context of the fight against doping in sport.
Advertising: Ambush marketing: FIFA's rights protection programme
The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be remembered in the Netherlands not only for the country's excellent performance, but also for FIFA's attempted prosecution of women wearing orange miniskirts bearing Bavaria Beer's logo. Kris Lines and Jon Heshka, sports law Professors, examine the effectiveness of FIFA's methods of protecting itself from ambush marketing, how FIFA's rights protection is written into legislation and how this applied in South Africa.
Governance: Self-regulation of sport: arguments for and against
Sport is increasingly coming into conflict with legislation, but argues that it has the autonomy to set its own rules outside of national and international law. Simon Thorp and Adam Leadercramer, of Onside Law, examine the effectiveness of self-regulation and the increasing distillation of the concept that sport can self-regulate, as well as reviews that have taken place into the effectiveness of this self-regulation and the changes in sports governance that this has effected.
Player Contracts: Appiah: compensation not due for breach of contract
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that although Stephen Appiah breached his contract with Turkish football club Fenerbahçe without just cause, he is not liable to pay the club compensation. Peter Limbert, an Associate with Hammonds, explains the background to the case and its significance.
Tax: International sport shuns the UK because of tax
International sport is increasingly realising that the UK's tax regime makes it a very unattractive place, as recent comments by Usain Bolt and the International Cricket Council illustrate. Richard Baldwin, a tax consultant who advised London's bid for the 2012 Olympics, explains why this is the case and explains how the government could make a few changes to sort out the situation.
Event Management: Legal issues around ejecting spectators from sport events
Unfortunately, there have recently been a number of instances where sporting event organisers have had to eject spectators due to their behaviour. Kelly Hudson and Rod Findlay, of McDaniel & Co. Solicitors, explain the circumstances behind these recent incidents and the support offered by UK legislation to those seeking to eject spectators.
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