The Directors of the British Association for Sport and Law are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Maurice Watkins CBE. Maurice was President of BASL until 2021, having previously served as Chair. The Chair of BASL, Catherine Beloff, said: “Maurice was one of the founder members of the...
The British Association for Sport and Law (BASL) is excited to announce its next event; ‘In Conversation with Stuart McInnes and Louis Weston’. Join us on Thursday 17th June at 6pm for a unique opportunity to hear from these leading experts in sports law as they discuss their career pathways and recount their key...
Please save the date for our next Annual Conference – 24th February 2022. More details to follow.
James McDougall Edinburgh Napier University Anti-Doping WADA Code Update: Friday 19th February 2021 Michele Verroken provided a fascinating insight into the WADC 2021. The session began with an overview of the legal framework including the slightly bewildering array of actors involved. A very interesting section summarized some of the state...
How your career into sports law began I had my heart set on becoming a lawyer from my school days but chose to read Philosophy and Theology at university, rather than law, purely because it was a subject that fascinated me and I knew I was unlikely to have an...