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This article explains the Basketball Arbitration Tribunal’s (BAT) key principles on drafting agency agreements and avoiding player-agent disputes. As a regular legal counsel bef... LawInSport is the world's leading knowledge sharing community, providing expert commentary & analysis on the latest legal developments in the sport sector.
Key sports law cases and developments of 2020 – North America
As we come to the end of a turbulent and challenging year, we wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on what we think have been some of the key sports law issues of 2020. We therefore invited each member of our Editorial Board to write a short summary of their highlights. Below are the responses from our North American members. We hope this proves useful not only in identifying specific ...
An overview of key case law relating to negligent liability for sports ...
“Games might be and are the serious business of life to many people. It would be extraordinary to say that people could not recover from injuries sustained in the business of life, whether that was football, or motor racing, or any other of those pursuits which are instinctively classed as games but which everyone knew quite well to be serious business transactions for the persons engaged ...
How has California’s “Fair Pay to Play” Act changed college sport, if ...
Jan 1, 2023 · In September 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 206 (SB 206), the Fair Pay to Play Act (the Act), into law. [1] The Act, which is not scheduled to become law until January 1, 2023,[2] grants college athletes in California the right to hire agents and be paid for endorsements. As a result, college athletes …
Sports Law in 2022 – Key issues to watch in North America
Here are the top sports law issues to watch out for in 2022 in North America from the LawInSport Editorial Board. Contributors: • Jodi S Balsam, Associate Professor Of Clinical Law/Director Of Externship Programs, Brooklyn Law School o Changing Sports Media Landscape o Sports and Human Rights • Jeremi Duru, Professor Of Law, Washington College Of Law American University o Uniformity to ...
An introductory guide to the NFL’s salary cap - LawInSport
With the National Football League (NFL) Free Agency period beginning this week and the College Draft around the corner, a good basic understanding of the NFL’s salary cap rules will enrich any analysis of a team's roster decisions at this intriguing time of the year. This article provides an introductory guide to the inner workings of the NFL’s salary cap, explaining its objectives, key ...
A guide to training compensation and solidarity payments in football
The term “solidarity payments” is commonly used to describe distinct regimes for the distribution of money within the football community, including: Sums payable to clubs involved in a player’s training, upon a player registering for the first time as a professional player, or upon the international transfer of a player before the end of the season of his 23rd birthday, calculated by ...
Sports law in 2021 – key issues to watch in North America
Here are the top sports law issues to watch out for in 2021 in North America from the LawInSport Editorial Board. Contributors: Jodi S Balsam - Employment disputes, replenishing revenue streams and the participation of transgender women in sport. Paul Green - Changes to the Olympic qualifying standards. Joshua Gordon - Adapting to the new normal.
A guide to the Owners' and Directors' Test in English football
The owners' and directors' test (also known as the "fit and proper person test") is a test that is applied to directors and prospective directors of English football clubs to ensure those appointed are appropriate people to act as directors of football clubs.It is designed to protect the image and integrity of the relevant league and the clubs that play in it.
Sport and employment law – the year in review 2019/20
Welcome to the employment section of LawInSport’s year in review series 2019/20. This section reflects on: the latest case law surrounding the question of employee status in sports – including the latest developments in the litigation involving British Cycling and Jess Varnish; the benefits of being an employee, specifically: the right to maternity and paternity leave – including a look ...