GC Collective By Ben Daniels The GC Collective collection offers insight and comment for General Counsels (GCs) and in-house legal teams.
Publicity on the Pitch? Football Superstars vs EA Sports By Kelsey Farish To what extent does an individual footballer actually ‘own’ his or her image rights? Could a footballer object to the use of their image and attributes in a video game?
S.T.I.G to advise the Government on fans' return to venues and stadiums By Bilal Mirza In light of the rising transmission rate of Covid-19, the Government has postponed fans returning back to venues and stadiums as was originally planned for 1 October. Instead, a new group called S.T.I.G has been created, also known as the Sports…
Sport pilots to be reduced 1,000 fans and spectators socially distanced By Bilal Mirza The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sports has issued fresh new guidance as to its planned test pilots for the return of spectators and fans to sporting venues. In a press release issued Thursday 10th and effective as of Friday, the…
Useful guidance on motorsport activities provided by the Courts By Bilal Mirza Re-assurance given to motorsport activity operators as duty owed to participants who
Members behaving badly - the importance of D&O insurance for Clubs and Not-for-Profit organisations By Marcus Campbell Directors’ & Officers’ insurance cover is a core aspect of risk management not just for large multinationals, but also small and medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”) . Part of the SME Directors’ & Officers’ market includes bespoke policies…
The World Anti-Doping Code updated By Aidan Healy The 2021 version of the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) is likely to be approved at the fifth World Conference on Doping in Sport, to be held in November 2019 in Katowice, Poland.
Government approves establishment of new Gambling Regulator By Gary Rice Sports betting in Ireland is currently regulated by the Betting Act 1931. While this Act was amended in 2015 to provide for a limited licensing regime for bookmakers and betting exchanges, there is no regulation of the industry in any real sense.…
Insuring the World Cup: The Cup Runneth Over for Insurers By Gary Rice Insurance costs are not the first thing to spring to mind for football fans when they think of the World Cup. However, figures released recently by some of the world's largest insurers including Beazley, give an indication as to the hidden costs of…
Sports Law Update By Gary Rice DAC Beachcroft's Sports Law Update focuses on news and events occurring within the sports sectors which give reason for concern or interest. Going Nowhere -WADA rejects GPS for elite athletes The WADA Ethics Panel has rejected a proposal that…
Clubs, Sports Bodies and the GDPR By Gary Rice It can be a challenge for sporting bodies to meet their obligations under existing data protection law, not to mention the enhanced obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). However, because of the GDPR, data protection is a…
