BASL is pleased to announce that the third edition of the ‘Sports Law Yearbook 2017/18 – UK, Ireland and EU’ by LawInSport and the British Association for Sport and Law (BASL) has been published in electronic format and is also available to purchase in hard copy.
Access to the electronic copy via its own dedicated website is available free of charge to BASL members. You can become a member on this site. You will also be able to access the two previous editions of the yearbook for a more complete understanding of recent developments in sports law
Building on the success of the two earlier editions, the Yearbook contains legal commentary and analysis from over 30 leading sports lawyers from the UK, Ireland and Europe across 10 different chapters on:
- Governance
- Competition Law
- Commercial Rights/IP
- Employment Law
- Discrimination and Equality
- Media Rights
- Integrity – Financial Corruption
- Anti-Doping
- Disciplinary Procedures
- Participation and Safety
The Sports Law Yearbook identifies and reviews developing trends in the sports law markets of the UK, Ireland and Europe. To this end, the tone of the Yearbook is such to ensure that it is accessible to people from all backgrounds without sacrificing the accuracy or depth of the information.
We would like to sincerely thank all of our authors who contributed towards this Yearbook for their enthusiasm, energy, expertise and professionalism in working with us throughout the process.
The Yearbook comprises of the following sections and includes contributions from current and former BASL Board members, Simon Pentol, Nick De Marco and John Mehrzad.
GOVERNANCE
1.1 Rod Findlay
The year in review
1.2 Jack Anderson
Making the case for a sports ombudsman in the UK
1.3 Cottrell, K.Carpenter
A review of the IAAF Governance Reforms
1.4 Simon Pentol
The effects of the Criminal Finances Act on sports bodies
COMPETITION
2.1 Angelique Bret
The year in review
2.2 Benoit Keane
Formula 1: Liberty Media’s race across the regulatory finish line
2.3 Daniel Geey
What Brexit may mean for domestic football
2.4 Tom Barnard
How the GDPR will apply to UK SGBs and how they can prepare
COMMERCIAL/IP
3.1 Walters, P. Shapiro
The year in review
3.2 Phelops, A. Gilchrist
The legal implications for big data, sports analytics & player metrics under GDPR
3.3 Rhys Linnel
eSports and UK tax: key tips for player, teams and events organizers
3.4 Sean Corbett
An IP case round-up
EMPLOYMENT
4.1 Andrew Smith
The year in review
4.2 Phil Bonner
A review of England’s current home grown player requirements
4.3 Nicola Parkinson
The legality of employment benefit trusts: The SC decision in Rangers FC case
4.4 James Hill
Denny Soloman transfer: Does the case set a new precedent?
EQUALITY
5.1 Lydia Banerjee
The year in review
5.2 Richard Yates
UK Athletics’ creation of a new Athletics Commission
5.3 Graham Gilbert
Sexism in football and the independence of disciplinary panels: Issues from the David Moyes case
5.4 Liz Reily
A review of transgenderism & human rights issues in sport
MEDIA RIGHTS
6.1 Andrew Ryan
The year in review
6.2 Dylan Kerrigan
An update on the Digital Single Market
6.3 Nick Fitzpatrick
Copyright protection & enforcement
6.4 Alex Slade
A view on the market and the year ahead
INTEGRITY/CORRUPTION
7.1 Adam Brickell
The year in review
7.2 Michael Savva
An update on Financial Fair Play: The Neymar Case
7.3 Nick de Marco
Betting and football’s ticking time bomb: Joey Barton v The FA
7.4 Louise Millington-Roberts
Ticket fraud: UK’s legislative developments to regulate the secondary ticket market
7.5 L.Weston, G. White
Why sports needs a unified approach to sanctions for corruption offences
7.6 Ross Singer, Jamie Brown Can suspicious betting alerts prove match fixing? The case of KS Skënderbeu v UEFA
ANTI-DOPING
8.1 Rupert Beloff
The year in review (inc. key changes to WADAs 2018 Prohibited List)
8.2 Greene, T Kasalo
Key challenges in contaminated supplement cases: The Arijan Ademi decision
8.3 Shahib, J. Thorndke
How to recover prize money from doping athletes: The Shobukhova case
8.4 Markus Manninen
Exceptions to retroactive disqualification of competitive results for doping offences
8.5 Andrew Smith
“Speak up”! Wada’s reforms to its whistleblowing policies, procedures & systems
DISCIPLINARY
9.1 Rick Liddell
The year in review
9.2 John Mehrzad
Who has jurisdiction over international transfer disputes?
9.3 Graham Gilbert
Should cross-code conduct be considered in mitigation in Rugby disciplinary cases?
9.4 Lloyd Thomas
Transfer of minors: The legality of buy-out clauses in Spanish football contracts
SAFETY/PARTICIPATION
10.1Mark James
The year in review
10.2Christopher Hurlston
An overview of the current investigations into abuse in UK football
10.3 Jon Shea
6 key lessons for clubs on protection of minors from Barce & Real Madrid appeals
10.4 Nina Goolamali
Bulling and harassment: A review of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and its application in sport