Being Social: dealing with the risks while reaping the rewards

The first event in Lewis Silkin Sports Lawyers Club 2016 series, Being Social: dealing with the risks while reaping the rewards, is coming up on Tuesday 23 February.

If you’re concerned about player/athletes’ speaking out online, how to deal with trolls, or the regulatory challenges of promoting sponsors on your platforms, this session will help you navigate the ever-evolving world of social media:

Restricting social media activities in player/athlete agreements:

• What’s acceptable/normal
• Dealing with breaches
• Commercial considerations

Speaking out and dealing with trolls:

• Criminal and Civil options
• Practical Tips
• Building your case: a quick case study

Registration and breakfast will begin at 8.15am, with the seminar beginning at 8.45 and aiming to draw to a close at 10.00am.

You can view the full Sports Lawyers Club 2016 events programme here.

Register for any of the upcoming Sports Lawyers Club events here.

Our bespoke Club, now in its second year, is specially designed for in house lawyers and business directors dealing with legal issues in the sports sector. We know the value of the exchange of ideas and bringing people who face similar issues together. We want to help facilitate this, while also offering some hot topic
training tailored for the sports industry. The Club is open to those working for rights holders, broadcasters and agents, as well as brands active in the sports marketing sector.