Just 400 days away from the start of the 2012 Olympics, and the Treasury is braced for a new tax backlash from athletes next Summer. The UK?s punitive taxation regime for non-resident sportspeople ? which meant Wembley could not host … Continue reading
On 16 June, 2011, Professor Ian Blackshaw gave the Inaugural Lecture for the new Centre for International Sports Law (CISL) of the University of Staffordshire, United Kingdom, where he is Visiting Professor. His topical and controversial subject was: ‘Should Sport … Continue reading
Op 23 juni 2011 organiseert Nolot Seminars haar 9e Seminar over Sport, Recht en Belasting. Het seminar vindt plaats in Nieuwegein. Naast de fiscale onderwerpen besteden wij ook aandacht aan image rights and sponsoring en de industry perspective van Adidas … Continue reading
On 28 May 2011 the Spanish Law on the Regulation of Gaming Activities was published in the Official Gazette. The law provides for a new legal framework for the exploitation of gaming activities. Providers thereof will need to obtain a … Continue reading
A German resident sponsor of a Formula One team entered for the year?s 1998 tot 2001 into an agreement with a foreign Formula One team, according which the company?s logo was to be disposed on the car and clothes of … Continue reading
It has been reported that per 1 July 2011 Decree 145 has introduced certain tax exemptions into the Belarus tax legislation. Pursuant to the Decree entities that carry on certain cultural activities in Belarus will be exempt from corporate income … Continue reading
On June 10, 2011 dr drs C.R. Siekmann will accept his appointment as professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam with his inaugural lecture “”What is sports law, a review of conceptual content and terminology ” Siekmann is also engaged with the … Continue reading
The Russian Ministry of Finance (MoF) provides in a so-called Guidance Letter that foreign athletes have to pay income tax in Russia, if they receive honoraria for their participation in tournaments organised in Russia by foreign entities. The MoF has … Continue reading
On appeal, the Court of ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) has confirmed the decision of the Arnhem Court of First Instance that running training on public roads does not come under the low VAT rate. The street is not considered as a sports … Continue reading
It has been reported that the Court of Hasselt has on 7 July 2010 taken a decision in a case dealing with the valuation of a diamond trophy in kind won during an international female tennis tournament. The rules of … Continue reading