SPORTS UPDATE

SEPTEMBER 2019

Welcome
by Andrew Haywood

We are delighted that the recent merger of Penningtons Manches with Thomas Cooper to form Penningtons Manches Cooper has expanded and further strengthened our dynamic, multidisciplinary sports team.  We welcome employment partner Nick Humphreys and commercial dispute resolution partner James Severn who bring with them a depth of experience and expertise, specialising in the football arena.


In this Sports Update we explore the opportunities e-sports offer real estate investors; comment on the wide-reaching effects that copyright infringement can have on sponsorship and licencing arrangements; and discuss how Nike fell foul of European Commission regulations on the cross-border sale of football team merchandise. Our ‘practical alphabet’ rounds up the broad range of sports law areas that our lawyers deal with on a regular basis.


For further information, please contact Andrew Haywood, Head of Sports & Entertainment team

Making money out of e-sports
opportunities
by Kieran Mitchell

In the rapidly growing sector of electronic video gaming and e-sports, both real estate investors and industry leaders are facing new opportunities and threats in the property market. This article explores the growth of the e-sports market; the potential for lucrative property investment opportunities in a booming sector; and some predictions for future market development.


Read the full article here

Whyte Bikes v Rich Energy – lessons from the Haas F1 Team sponsor’s copyright dispute
by Gavin Stenton and Jaya Bajaj

Rich Energy found themselves in hot water with Whyte Bikes after a High Court case ruled that Rich Energy’s stag logo infringed the copyright of Whyte Bikes. This had far-reaching implications for Rich Energy who were (at the time) the title sponsor of the Haas Formula One team. We analyse the impact of the judgment, and touch on the ensuing fallout between Rich Energy and the Haas Formula One team.


Read the full article here  

Just sue it

by Oliver Cooke

In March 2019, a well-known international sportswear and equipment brand was fined following an investigation by the European Commission for anti-competitive behaviour linked to restrictions on cross-border sales of branded merchandise. The judgment provides an important lesson for any companies doing business in and across Europe


Read the full article here

Sports law – a practical alphabet

by Richard Marshall and Oliver Cooke

There has been continued growth in the practice of sports law and sports related legal issues and indeed the areas of leisure that are now accepted “sports” so enjoy a topical (almost) alphabetical ride through the A-Z of sports law


Read the full article here

RELATED LINKS

Expertise


Meet the team


News & publications

USEFUL RESOURCES

VIEW our privacy policy for details on how we handle your personal data

OUR OFFICES

London

Basingstoke

Birmingham

Cambridge

Guildford

Oxford

Reading


Madrid

Paris

Piraeus

San Francisco

São Paulo 

Singapore 

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (Registered No. OC311575) and authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. References to ‘partner’ include members and employees/consultants of equivalent standing within the LLP and its associated undertakings or businesses operating overseas.  A list of the members is open to inspection at its registered office, 125 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AW.


It is your responsibility to check this email and any attachments are virus free when received.  This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may contain privileged information. If you are not the named recipient, or responsible for delivering the message to the named recipient, you are not permitted to use this e-mail / attachments in any manner.