GC Collective By Ben Daniels The GC Collective collection offers insight and comment for General Counsels (GCs) and in-house legal teams.
Actionable or acceptable? – The narrow line between sport and Tort By Richard Rowe Background Personal injury claims arising out of incidents between participants in sport is an area that has provided some difficult issues over the years given the interplay between playing within the rules and customs of the sport and negligent…
The High Court re-confirms the test in negligence between sporting competitors By Richard Rowe “You don't have to be Einstein to see that horse racing is dangerous.” So said National Hunt jockey Tony McCoy (now Sir Anthony McCoy), and if anyone should know it’s him. In a career in which he rode 4,358 winners, and was Champion Jockey a…
Parliamentary committee examines links between Sport & long term Brain Injury On 9 th and 10 th of March a Parliamentary select committee, launched by the Department of Digital, Cultural, Media and Sports, examined scientific evidence for links between head trauma and dementia within sports and how such risks could be…
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?
Useful guidance on motorsport activities provided by the Courts 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…
