20 Oct, 2023 Caster Semenya wins in the ECtHR: considerations for sporting governance bodies and beyond By Alexander Chaize Lewis James In July 2023 the European Court of Human Rights ("ECtHR") found, by a majority of four to three, that Caster Semenya had "not been...
29 Mar, 2022 Formula 1 returns – new season, new rules By Laura Moorcroft Chris Morris The 2022 F1 season returned this month in much the same way as the extraordinary 2021 season ended, with racing under floodlights in the...
08 Mar, 2022 The winning formula? Promotion of sports through OTT content By Matt Rozario Valiant Warzecha How did you get into Formula 1?Well there’s this Netflix show…In 2018, Formula 1 entered into an arrangement with Netflix that allowed...
10 Sep, 2020 Caster Semenya denied in appeal against CAS Decision to uphold DSD Regulations By Alasdair Muller The Swiss Federal Tribunal has dismissed appeals made by Caster Semenya and Athletics South Africa (“ASA”) against the decision of the...
02 Jul, 2020 Court of Arbitration for Sport updates its Procedural Rules By Chris Morris On 1 July 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s new Code of Sports-related Arbitration (the “Code”) came into force. CAS has...
20 May, 2020 Salarygate – do Lord Myners’ recommendations go far enough? By Alasdair Muller Chris Morris In December 2019, Premier Rugby Limited (“PRL”) appointed Lord Myners CBE to conduct a “comprehensive” review of its Salary Cap...
28 Apr, 2020 COVID-19: Funding considerations for stakeholders in the sports sector By Joe Riches Our team recently presented a webinar based on a recent article we published on the key funding considerations for stakeholders in the...
15 Apr, 2020 Impact of COVID-19 on the sports sector By Nick Fitzpatrick Our global team is committed to helping however we can in this tough time for all. From contemplating your immediate next steps based on...
27 Mar, 2020 European Commission relaxes State aid rules to counter economic impact of COVID-19 By Nick Fitzpatrick Calling the sports industry: I highly recommend reading this briefing prepared by DLA Piper on state aid issues. Never has their been a...
10 Mar, 2020 FT Business of Football. Generating revenue – sponsorship, stadiums and brand alliances By Mark Franklin Nick Fitzpatrick The revenue mix in the football economy is more varied than ever, with clubs increasingly reliant on sponsorship, stadium expansion and...
29 Nov, 2019 SportsLaw Podcast: IP and Sports in Nigeria By Alasdair Muller Sandra Oyewole, Partner at Olajide Oyewole LLP (part of the DLA Piper Africa Group) is joined by Sade Morgan, Director at Nigerian...
06 Nov, 2019 Head to Head: Saracens v Salary Cap By Alasdair Muller Although only one was able to lift the trophy at the end of the game, 9 of the players who took part in this year's Rugby World Cup Final...
01 May, 2019 CAS dismisses request for arbitration by Caster Semenya and Athletics South Africa By Alasdair Muller The Court of Arbitration for Sport ("CAS") has today issued a decision dismissing the requests for arbitration made by: (i) the South...
28 Mar, 2019 First Ever ePremier League Live Final Kicks-Off By DLA Piper - Media, Sport & Entertainment Over the past few months players have competed against each other on Fifa 2019, for a chance to be selected to represent their favourite...