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Lewis Silkin supports Ladies Professional Golf Association on creation of joint venture that will enable “women’s golf to reach new heights”
Deal
31 January 2020Lewis Silkin LLP has advised the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) on the establishment of a joint venture with the Ladies European Tour (LET), which is set to provide a major boost to women’s golf.
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Image rights – protection, exploitation and taxation: Alex Kelham and JJ Shaw publish Practice Note on Lexis PSL.
Press
13 January 2020Alex Kelham and JJ Shaw have partnered with LexisNexis to produce a Practice Note focusing on the commercial protection, exploitation and taxation of image rights in the UK.
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2020 Tech Predictions
08 January 2020Well, it’s that time of the year where we use our 20/20 vision to see what exciting technology changes lie ahead in the next year and beyond. As it’s 2020, we couldn’t resist the urge to treat you to 20 of our best tech predictions, which build on the themes from our Tech Predictions for 2019.
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Sports Q&A - What does Brexit mean for football transfers?
07 January 2020Brexit finally does mean Brexit. The 2019 general election returned a Conservative government with a mandate to – as we repeatedly heard throughout the campaign – Get Brexit Done. What this means in the short term is that the UK will formally leave the EU on 31 January 2020.
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Subscriptions: When are auto-renewals fair game?
Press
06 January 2020As the CMA investigates the use of subscriptions in video games, James Gill, JJ Shaw and Mark Hersey comment on best practices.
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Law: Avoiding the data compliance offside trap - Bryony Long, Mark Hersey and Lauren Stone write for Inside World Football
Press
06 January 2020In an article for Inside World Football, Bryony Long, Mark Hersey and Lauren Stone discuss how data has become a core function of a football club’s business and cover managing and monetising that data efficiently, legally and privately.
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John Shea comments in an article for LawInSport: Key sports law cases and developments of 2019 - UK & Ireland
Press
19 December 2019John Shea has commented in an article for LawInSport that discusses the key sports law issues of 2019.
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Sports Q&A - Athlete Unions: What do I need to know?
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The Esports Gold Rush – What Do ‘Traditional Sports’ Need to Consider?
29 November 2019Everybody wants a piece of the esports pie, and the International Cycling Union (ICU) is the latest to make its move. The world governing body of cycling has teamed up with Zwift - the innovative online platform which allows riders to compete against each other in a virtual world - to host the world’s very first ‘cycling esport world championships’ in 2020.
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Andrew Osborne comments for a range of news outlets: Lionel Messi could be 'banned from the UK if Barcelona draw an English team in the Champions League'
Press
09 October 2019Andrew Osborne has been quoted in articles for a range of news outlets discussing the news that Lionel Messi could be banned from travelling to the UK if Barcelona play an English side in the Champions League in the event of Brexit.
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More than just a stadium…
18 September 2019However it’s done, whether being rebuilt from scratch (Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Arsenal), expanded (Liverpool) or converted from other uses (West Ham, Manchester City), one thing for certain is that football stadiums are big business. In this article, we explore some of the current projects and highlight some of the hot topics surrounding these cathedrals of the national game.
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Sports Q&A - Can I share the club’s marketing database with our sponsors?
02 September 2019So it’s the end of summer, but all is not lost. The Rugby World Cup is just around the corner, we’ve still the Ashes to be settled, and the Solheim Cup is taking place at beautiful Glen Eagles in two weeks’ time. Meanwhile, focusing on the business of sport, in our Q&A this month Mark Hersey clarifies that GDPR hasn’t completely kiboshed monetising your marketing database through sponsorship.
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Nottingham Forest FC loses High Court claims following club’s sale but plans appeal
06 August 2019The High Court has dismissed claims arising out of the sale of Nottingham Forest Football Club (“the club”) for breaches of indemnities in the share purchase agreement (“the SPA”) and for the alleged misrepresentation of the club’s liabilities.
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Sports Q&A - What are the key changes to the new FIFA Disciplinary Code?
01 August 2019John Shea and ISDE Madrid Sports Law Masters student Udo Seckelmann (currently on a 3 month placement with Lewis Silkin) have used their football expertise to answer this month’s question about the updated FIFA Disciplinary Code.
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The key clauses that every representation contract should contain
03 July 2019With the transfer window now in full swing and intermediaries busy brokering deals on behalf of both players and clubs, it is an important time for intermediaries, as well as players and clubs, to ensure that the terms of their representation contracts sufficiently protect their interests.
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What are the key changes to the FA's regulations on working with intermediaries?
19 June 2019The FA has announced some changes to the FA’s Regulations on Working with Intermediaries (“the FA Regulations”). The changes have been expected and follow a consultation process with key stakeholders such as intermediaries themselves.
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Pensioner sues Wolverhampton Wanderers over design of logo
13 June 2019Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club have succeeded in defending a copyright claim in which the claimant contended that he designed their distinctive wolf head logo over 40 years ago.
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Sports Q&A - Changes to FIFA's intermediary regulations - What do I need to know?
01 May 2019In this month’s Q&A, we take a look at the new and more stringent intermediary regulations which are being proposed by FIFA.
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JJ Shaw takes questions from City A.M - Legal Q&A: Why Rugby Australia can terminate Israel Folau's contract – and what he can do about it
Press
18 April 2019In an article for City A.M, JJ Shaw explains the regulatory workings behind Rugby Australia's decision to terminate Israel Folau's contract over anti-gay social media posts, and how the player can contest the sanction.
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John Shea writes for Sportcal: FFP: how far will Uefa go?
Press
18 April 2019John Shea has written an article for Sportcal which discusses UEFA’s Financial Fair Play Regulations and the vast sums of money still being spent by Europe’s soccer clubs in the pursuit of sporting success.