WORLD CUP officials admitted for the first time yesterday that security will be massively beefed up after the attack on Togo’s team bus two months ago. Source: Express.co.uk ...

Founded in May 2017, AM Sports Law and Management Co. is a fully dedicated law and management practice for the business of sports and gaming. The firm engages itself in services at all stages, ranging ...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced the release of its 2025 Prohibited List [1], which will come into effect from 1 January 2025. The Prohibited List sets out the substances and methods ...

Welcome to the Commercial Law chapter of LawInSport’s Annual Review 2024/25. We were spoiled for choice in our field of entrants for coverage this year. To name a few highlights, we saw: Minority and ...

Sports disputes, whether they arise from contractual disagreements, disciplinary actions, or governance issues, often involve high stakes, intense emotions, and a need for swift resolution. Disputes ...

The term “solidarity payments” is commonly used to describe distinct regimes for the distribution of money within the football community, including: Sums payable to clubs involved in a player’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 ...

In this blog, Adam Lovatt highlights the ongoing issue affecting football clubs of ineligible players appearing in breach of club competition rules. Back in September 2011, Celtic benefitted from ...

This article discusses a recent decision of the Swiss Federal Tribunal (“SFT”) appears to be the first instance of invocation of violation of the European Convention of Human Rights (“ECHR”) before ...

This article explains the key legal and commercial provisions in modern sports venue and stadia naming deals. Although the focus is on the UK, the provisions addressed will be relevant to most sports ...

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

No other technology in history has transformed humanity as rapidly as the mobile phone and nowhere is this shift more evident than in Asia. The continent, home to the world's largest and most diverse ...