The simplest advice a lawyer can give a client is to make sure they read and understand what they are agreeing to. When it ...

Sean is the founder and CEO of LawInSport. Founded in 2010, LawInSport has become the "go to sports law website" for sports lawyers and sports executives across the world. Sean works with lawyers and ...

As a new year (and a new decade!) begins, we wanted to take the opportunity to identify and provide some insights into what we think will be the top sports law issues to watch out for in 2020. We ...

Spain have been disqualified from the Rugby World Cup for the second time consecutively, having again been found to have fielded an ineligible player during qualifying.1 The player at the heart of the ...

Stephanie is a Managing Director in the Strategic Communications segment at FTI Consulting, specialising in crisis communications and corporate reputation management. She helps clients protect and ...

The bookmaker PaddyPower.com has entered discussions concerning a five-year sponsorship deal with Tiger Woods, who is four titles short of equalling Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 majors.

Rangers have confirmed that Sir David Murray, the majority shareholder, has begun discussions with Andrew Ellis, a London-based property developer, regarding a takeover. Source: Timesoline.co.uk ...

ABOUT We are excited to announce that the Risk & Insurance in Sport Conference 2025 , will be hosted in London on 11th September 2025 and is supported by Horwich Farrelly, 12KBW and Miller ...

ABOUT We are excited to announce that the LawInSport Global Summit 2023 - Understand The Rules Of The Game, will now be streamed via zoom for those who cannot make it in-person. This year’s ...

This article discusses recent changes in the tax regime in Netherlands where intermediary fees paid by clubs to agents do not qualify as a taxable benefit in kind for the player. This has now lead to ...

The UK government’s pending Football Governance Bill [1] should have a smooth passage through its final stages in parliament to become law by July or September. The bill has completed its scrutiny by ...

The Ankura Sports practice held its third Sports Governance, Compliance and Investigations Conference supported by LawInSport at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne on 29 January 2025. The event was ...