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Making money out of e-sports opportunities
Posted: 21/08/2019
The landscape of modern sport has dramatically shifted over the past 20 years as the desire for exciting, fast-paced entertainment spectacles has increased exponentially......
Sports law – a practical alphabet
Posted: 08/07/2019
It’s all to play for as Richard Marshall and Oliver Cooke run through an (almost) A to Z of sports law......>>
Clashing antlers - Whytes Bikes and Rich Energy lock horns over stag logo
Posted: 07/06/2019
On 14 May 2019, Judge Melissa Clarke handed down her judgment in a copyright dispute between ATB Sales Limited (t/a ‘Whytes Bikes’) and Rich Energy Limited, energy drink producer and title sponsor of the Haas Formula One Team, concerning the two stag logos depicted below......>>
Special K – kicking around a new case on implied contracts
Posted: 07/12/2018
There is a gold rush in the world of football: that of agents rushing to introduce players to clubs. This is a potentially rich seam of work. In 2017-18 alone, the Premier League paid £211 million to agents......>>
Bat, ball and keyboard? The expansion of traditional athletic organisations into esports
Posted: 06/11/2018
Building on sustained growth since 2012, the global popularity of esports has exploded. Over 1.4 billion viewers worldwide have followed esports events online in the last 12 months......>>

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Sports update - November 2018
In this issue: Welcome to our first sports update in which we comment on current topics impacting the international sports industry. Our growing sports team includes legal experts with enthusiasm and wide-ranging experience across different sports. In this edition we provide our latest insight on a burning UK issue with international implications: Brexit.

Employment alert - 6 November 2015
In this issue: There has been a significant amount of media coverage of the employment tribunal claim recently filed by Dr Eva Carneiro, former first-team doctor for Chelsea Football Club.

Employment alert - 3 July 2014
In this issue: As we continue to enjoy an enthralling world cup packed with last minute action, the furore surrounding Suarez’s latest indiscretion will not have gone unnoticed.

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