8 April 2017 Blog OIA may pursue Universities for costs in judicial review proceedings brought by students In a recent judicial review we acted in, the court ordered the OIA to consider a complaint from a university's former student who had applied for re-admission to a course she'd left some years earlier and was refused. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
7 April 2017 Blog Brexit: What does it mean for football, sport in the UK and the Premier League? While the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU are still unclear, what is clear is that Brexit could potentially have a significant impact on UK sport and the premier league. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
5 April 2017 Blog To assign or to re-assign. That is the question. In a recent adjudication enforcement case, the Technology and Construction Court looked at the rules around assignment of contracts... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
5 April 2017 Blog Mythbusting the transfer window on deadline day The transfer window in the summer of 2016 saw Premier League clubs spend over a billion pounds in transfer fees. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
3 April 2017 Blog Defamation: Dangers of social media and practical advice Rachael Somerset, a specialist in reputation management, spoke to Manchester Evening News about some practical advice that athletes (and anyone on social media for that matter) should heed before firing off a tweet. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
3 April 2017 Blog A Good case on Bad Husbandry The first Tier Property Tribunal has recently issued a rare certificate of bad husbandry... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 April 2017 Blog Charities affected by new IR35 rules need to take action before 6 April 2017 A small but significant number of charities and their wholly owned companies need to take action now to comply with the requirements of the new IR35 rules contained in the latest draft of the Finance Bill 2017... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
31 March 2017 Blog Providing substantial assistance in doping investigations: The Bernice Wilson case On 22 February 2016, the National Anti-Doping Panel (“NADP”) banned Dr Georgios Skafidas for life for the offences of administration and trafficking, pursuant to the UK Athletics Anti-Doping Rules. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
30 March 2017 Blog Gutierrez v Newcastle United FC: Wider implications for sport and business In what could prove to be a landmark employment law decision for athletes in the UK, Jonas Gutierrez won a disability discrimination claim against his former club, Newcastle United Football Club... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
28 March 2017 Blog The Uber driverless crash is not a reason to slam on the brakes Uber's reaction to a serious accident in Arizona was, entirely appropriately, to temporarily ground its entire self-driving fleet in Arizona, Pittsburgh and San Francisco... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
27 March 2017 Blog New IR35 rules even tougher than expected The latest draft of the Finance Bill 2017, published on 20 March, includes some significant changes to the new off-payroll working rules, which reform the intermediaries (IR35) rules as they apply to public authorities. They are set to take effect on 6 April 2017. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
24 March 2017 Blog Vicarious liability in the sports industry Vicarious liability is a long-standing, common law principle of strict, no fault liability for wrongs committed by another person. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read