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Our sports law blog provides legal insights and updates on the key issues affecting the sports industry.
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14 Feb 2024
7 mins
In the latest in a series of high-profile football betting cases, The FA has handed Huddersfield Town striker, Kian Harratt, a four month ban and a fine of £3,200 for 484 breaches of the FA Betting Rules.
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09 Oct 2023
9 mins
The growing data economy has raised significant questions about consent and ownership of football players’ personal and performance data, leading to the development of the FIFPRO Charter of Player Data Rights.
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22 Sep 2023
6 mins
Harry Toffolo received a five-month ban and a fine for 375 breaches of the FA Betting Rules, with the leniency attributed to the nature of his bets and mitigating factors.
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11 Jul 2023
6 mins
The Home Office has approved new Governing Body Endorsement (“GBE”) Criteria for The FA.
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17 May 2023
2 mins
The safeguarding measures for head injuries in sport are under the microscope. Professional clubs have the resources to keep up to date with safe-guarding measures. But what about our grassroots sports?
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21 Feb 2023
2 mins
The sports law team at Mills & Reeve successfully supported the ITIA in prosecuting Younes Rachidi, Mohamed Hassan, and Houria Boukholda for 179 match-fixing offences.
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02 Feb 2023
3 mins
The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) has established the Football Legal Aid Fund (FLAF), effective from 1 February 2023, to provide financial assistance for football-related disputes.
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03 Oct 2022
4 mins
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has added Tramadol to the 2023 Prohibited List, effective from January 2024, while maintaining cannabis on the list due to health risks and its violation of the “spirit of sport.”
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12 Apr 2022
2 mins
In April 2022, UK Sport launched ‘Sport Integrity,’ an independent service for reporting and investigating unacceptable behavior in Olympic and Paralympic sports, with a regulatory framework developed by Mills & Reeve LLP.
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21 Mar 2022
2 mins
Pizza chef Sadi Souri named his mushroom pizza “Champignons League,” but UEFA initially objected due to trademark concerns before ultimately allowing it, recognising no real consumer confusion.
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16 Mar 2022
3 mins
A recent Court of Appeal decision was welcome news for Bath Rugby Club as it enables the planned construction of a new 18,000-seater capacity stadium.
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17 Feb 2022
1 min
Forest Green Rovers has just published revised plans for the Eco Park which will include an all-wooden 5,000 seat stadium.
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21 Feb 2021
6 mins
The FA published the reasons for Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s anti-doping case, where he tested positive for cocaine, allowing him to resume playing after demonstrating the drug use was unrelated to sport performance.
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05 Jan 2021
1 min
On 1 December 2020, The Home Office approved the revised entry requirements for overseas players post Brexit.
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18 Nov 2020
3 mins
Bath Rugby Club’s plan to build a new stadium is jeopardized by a historic restrictive covenant, which the High Court ruled is still enforceable, highlighting the importance of thorough property title reviews.
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12 Nov 2020
3 mins
The Sport & Entertainment 2020 Awards were announced today, and we are absolutely delighted that our Mark Hovell has been selected as Sports Lawyer of the Year, and Mills & Reeve LLP were announced as the Sports Firm of the Year!
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15 Jul 2020
4 mins
FIFA has today published the final version of its Anti-Doping Rules (“ADR”) which come into force on 1 January 2021...
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24 Apr 2020
1 min
Our Carol Couse and Tiran Gunawardena have contributed a chapter to a book to be published by The Sports Law and Policy Centre titled “Transfers of Football Players: A practical approach to implementing FIFA rules.”
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