POSTED BY RUSTAM SETHNA | 12 APRIL 2022 Mills & Reeve advises UK Sport in establishing first of its kind ‘Sport Integrity’ In early April 2022, UK Sport – the body responsible for allocating Government and National Lottery funds across the high-performance sporting system in the UK – announced the launch of ‘Sport Integrity’, an independent disclosure and complaints service for Olympic and Paralympic sport. Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read investigations Law in Sport Olympic sport Paralympic sport safeguarding sport Sports integrity Sports law UK sport
POSTED BY ELLIE KNOTT | 21 MARCH 2022 A slice of Champignons League please For an avid football fan and a pizza chef, isn’t the perfect name for your new mushroom (champignon in German) pizza, Champignons League? For the owner and pizza chef Sadi Souri of Pizza Wolke in Giessen, Germany, this was precisely the perfect name. Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY CHRISTOPHER PIKE | 16 MARCH 2022 Court of Appeal kicks Bath Rugby Club covenant into touch 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. Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY CHRISTOPHER PIKE | 17 FEBRUARY 2022 Eco Park - a Trojan Horse for the future of stadia? Forest Green Rovers has just published revised plans for the Eco Park which will include an all-wooden 5,000 seat stadium. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY TIRAN GUNAWARDENA | 13 SEPTEMBER 2021 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
POSTED BY PHIL HUTCHINSON | 21 FEBRUARY 2021 The FA v Nathaniel Mendez-Laing – a new approach to Substances of Abuse in Sport The FA has today (12 February 2021) published the written reasons in the case of The FA v Nathaniel Mendez-Laing... Share this article Bookmark this page 5 min read
POSTED BY RUSTAM SETHNA | 5 JANUARY 2021 Football and Brexit: FAQs on the 2021 FA GBE Rules On 1 December 2020, The Home Office approved the revised entry requirements for overseas players post Brexit. Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY CHRISTOPHER PIKE | 18 NOVEMBER 2020 Bath’s stadium plans driven backwards by ancient covenant A recent case affecting Bath Rugby Club may mean that the club has to abandon its plan to build a new 18,000 seater stadium... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY RUSTAM SETHNA | 12 NOVEMBER 2020 Who’s Who Legal Awards: Sport & Entertainment 2020 The Who’s Who Legal (“WWL”): 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! Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY PHIL HUTCHINSON | 15 JULY 2020 FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations 2021 – Key Changes and Developments FIFA has today published the final version of its Anti-Doping Rules (“ADR”) which come into force on 1 January 2021... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
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