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AUSTRALIA: FIFA Club World Cup Pay Dispute & Contractual Bonus Insurance
Western Sydney Wanderers Fans (Image Source: The Daily Telegraph) The Western Sydney Wanderers, an A-League football club and the reigning winners of the Asian Champions League, are engaged in a...
View ArticleITALY: Specialization Course on “New Technologies and Media Laws”– Join us!
Join us at the Specialization Course on “New Technologies and Media Laws” at the University of Milan. The registration for the new (and revised) edition of the Specialization Course is now open until...
View ArticleAUSTRALIA: ASIC rules risk management facilities to be used by sporting...
On 28 January 2015, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) rejected a relief application by the issuer of ‘risk management facilities’ used by sporting clubs and retailers. The...
View ArticleGlobal: Lance Armstrong to pay US$10 million to SCA Promotions
On 4 February 2015, an arbitration panel (in a 2-1 decision) ordered Lance Armstrong to pay US$10 million to SCA Promotions (SCA), a sports insurance company, for US$12 million worth of bonuses...
View ArticleAustralia: Siren. Full Federal Court decision against James Hird to stand....
James Hird has decided not to appeal to the High Court regarding the decision of ASADA to issue show cause notices to Essendon Football Club (Essendon) players. Consequently, the judgment of the Full...
View ArticleGLOBAL: Cycling Independent Reform Commission report
By Patrick Mitchell and Verity Young The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has now published the report and recommendations of the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC). The CIRC was...
View ArticleChina – Football Reform Directive
Yesterday (16 March 2015), the Chinese State Council (“CSC“) issued <<中国足球改革总体方案>> a ten-year 50-measure football reform directive to boost the development of football in China, which...
View ArticleAustralia: Perth Glory suspended, fined and going to Supreme Court
By Thomas Zhong and Judith Miller Perth Glory have been fined $269,000 and ejected from the finals series of the A-League after being found guilty of salary cap breaches. SALARY CAP BREACHES ACROSS...
View ArticleAustralia: WADA Appeals Essendon Anti-Doping case
The World Anti-Doping Authority (WADA) has released a statement announcing their decision to appeal the Australian Football League (AFL) Anti-Doping Tribunal’s decision to clear 34 past and present AFL...
View ArticleUSA: Lawsuit against Manny Pacquiao
Lawsuits have been filed against Manny Pacquiao, his manager (Michael Koncz) and his promoter (Top Rank Inc.), alleging amongst other things, fraud and perjury. The lawsuits seek damages for the...
View ArticleRacing Queensland Boards Abolished & Greyhound Racing Industry Report
The Queensland State government has announced a restructure of the racing industry in light of an inquiry into the greyhound racing industry. The Report published by inquiry commissioner Alan...
View ArticleAUSTRALIA: WADA v Essendon CAS Proceedings
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing for the World Anti-Doping Authority’s (WADA) appeal against the decision of the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal clearing the players involved in the Essendon...
View ArticleChina Football Association to Become Independent from State Control
On 17 August 2015, as part of the implementation of the China Football Reform Directive 《中国足球改革总体方案》 issued on 16 March 2015, the General Administration of Sport officially announced the China Football...
View ArticleSPAIN: David De Gea transfer to Real Madrid collapses at the last minute due...
By Ceyhun Pehlivan Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea’s transfer to Real Madrid has collapsed at the very last moment as the contractual documents were not submitted to the Spanish football...
View ArticleUK: Online secondary ticketing – call for evidence regarding effectiveness of...
By Claire Sng and Katherine Mullally Earlier this year we reported on the new rules relating to sales of tickets via online secondary ticketing platforms (see here for details). The Consumer Rights Act...
View ArticleGermany: Advertising for sports betting on TV
By Dr. Michael Stulz-Herrnstadt and Christoph Engelmann The High Administrative Court of Bavaria (BayVGH) had to decide whether the TV broadcasting of advertising for sports betting can be prohibited...
View ArticleGermany: Unconstitutionality of sections of the State Treaty on Games of Chance
By Dr. Michael Stulz-Herrnstadt and Christoph Engelmann The Bavarian Constitutional Court (BayVerfGH) had to decide whether the German State Treaty on Games of Chance is constitutional. It decided that...
View ArticleGermany: EU Court rules against German sports betting regulation/new German...
By Dr. Michael Stulz-Herrnstadt and Christoph Engelmann The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that EU law may preclude the imposition of penalties in respect of the unauthorised cross-border...
View ArticleFair Play! New Draft Legislation Punishing Sports Betting Fraud and the...
The German Federal Government has proposed changes to the Strafgesetzbuch (German Criminal Code “GCC”) to effectively combat sports betting fraud and manipulation of professional competitions. German...
View ArticleGermany: Administrative court orders gambling authority to issue sports...
By Dr. Michael Stulz-Herrnstadt and Christoph Engelmann Nearly four years have passed since the new State Treaty on Gambling (GlueStV) came into force allowing up to 20 sports betting licenses. The...
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