In this 2021 Best Lawyers Global Business Edition, we take a look at the challenges brands face when looking to capture a little Olympic...

After days of speculation and controversy following Naomi Osaka's twitter announcement that she would not partake in any press...

The rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games officially got underway with an impressive opening ceremony on 23 July 2021. However, on 13 July...

Bloodstock auction sales are a common means of selling thoroughbred horses - the thunder of racing hooves is often foreshadowed by the...

DLA Piper held its first Women in Sport Event on the topic of Governance, Diversity and the Future. The event was hosted by Christina...

Overview

On 22 December 2020, the Swiss Federal Tribunal ("SFT") set aside the award handed down by the Court of Arbitration for Sport ("CAS

Decision of the Outer House of the Court of Session in Scotland

In a landmark decision, the Court of Session in Scotland have for the...

I was pleased to speak with Caty from Dapper Labs as part of GDF's NFT Conference yesterday. The event brought together 30 prominent...

On Wednesday, 31 March 2021, following Race Equality Week 2021, BT hosted a live panel discussion exploring racial inequality and racism...

One job now ticked off all our "to do" lists, is (hopefully!) the completion the 2021 UK census. With the results set to be revealed...

Background

On 17 February 2021, Cricket South Africa (“CSA”) lodged a dispute with the International Cricket Council (“ICC”) following the...

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is leading a review of gambling advertising in the UK, with proposals for new laws...

On 4 December 2020 the much publicised Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act 2019 (“the Act”) was signed into United States law. The Act is designed...

The International Olympic Committee (“IOC”) and wider Olympic community must now acknowledge their responsibilities towards athletes’...

The Court of Arbitration for Sport ("CAS") has upheld the World Anti-Doping Agency's ("WADA") decision to declare the Russian Anti-Doping...

The Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) has rendered a judgment in a case concerning showing a football match broadcast in a pub without an...