Dear Readers, We thank you for using this website for over a decade. As we felt that it was time to redesign our website and to emphasize the importance of sports law, we have also changed the name of the … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw A leading and successful British horse race trainer, Ed Walker, has warned that British horse racing could suffer as a result of “pathetic” prize money that is currently on offer. This means that many good … Continue reading →

Dear Readers, We thank you for using this website for over a decade. As we felt that it was time to redesign our website and to emphasize the importance of sports law, we have also changed the name of the … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw The UK Petrochemicals Manufacturer, INEOS, has signed a six-year sponsorship deal with New Zealand Rugby (NZR), with effect from 2022. The deal is worth NZ$8 million (US$5.6 million) per year. INEOS branding will appear on … Continue reading →

By Mario Tenore, Studio Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati, Of Counsel The Italian tax regimes display a quite high “force of attraction” vis-à-vìs sportspersons, including those who are mobile in the carrying out of their sporting activity (golfers, tennis players) … Continue reading →

Dr Jason Haynes, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados In the weeks preceding the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the World governing body for swimming, The International Swimming Federation (FINA), declined to approve UK-based manufacturer, Soul Cap’s, … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw The postponed 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, which have been described as being like no others in the history of the Games, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, and other issues affecting them, have finally opened … Continue reading →

Dear Readers, We thank you for using this website for over a decade. As we felt that it was time to redesign our website and to emphasize the importance of sports law, we have also changed the name of the … Continue reading →

By Lazaros Ioannou, Director and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, APC Sports Consulting, Nicosia, Cyprus The online gaming industry is huge! There are currently over 2 billion e-gamers globally, generating approximately $1 billion per year for the industry. Additionally, a good … Continue reading →

By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Leonid Stanislavskyi is believed to be the world’s oldest competitive tennis player. He is Ukrainian and aged 97 and is still competing in world and European tennis championships for seniors and outplaying younger competitors. However, … Continue reading →