By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw The Chief Executive of the Jockey Club, Delia Bushell, has suddenly resigned amidst allegations of bullying, racism and the dissemination of offensive comments. She has only been in the position since September last year. The … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw The Manchester United Captain and England National Team Defender, Harry Maguire, who is 27, has been given a prison sentence of 21 months and 10 days, suspended for 3 years, after having been found guilty … Continue reading
By Maria Bakarat, Dream Together Master Sports Management Programme, Seoul National University South Korea Sport has simply not reached its full potential in making a difference for a better and sustainable future, yet the mere acknowledgment of the lack thereof … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw It is reported that there have been 19 allegations of abuse or neglect of British world-class athletes by coaches since 2017, including 7 such cases this year. There have also been two allegations of athletes … Continue reading
BY TIM GILLETT SAFFERY CHAMPNESS LLP LONDON Even occasional readers of the national press will not have failed to notice the acres of coverage given to tax avoidance. Barely a week passes before there is reference again to celebrity A … Continue reading
Nolot Seminars is organising an On-Line Seminar or Webinar on 15 October 2020 at 14:00 CET on International Sports Arbitration at a particularly challenging time for the sports industry. Sport is big business globally and is worth more than 3% … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw On 6 August 2020, the English Football Association (FA) published new Rules on Discrimination and Racism, under which stadiums of football clubs could be closed and players and fans could face fines for acts of … Continue reading
By Emre Bilginoglu, Attorney-at-Law, Istanbul, Turkey Zynga, the American social game developer, which was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, recently announced that it is ready to acquire an 80% stake in Turkish mobile game maker Rollic … Continue reading
The Managing Editor, Dr Rijkele Betten, and the Consulting Editor, Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw, of ‘Sports Law and Taxation’ would like to congratulate Athena Constantinou, the Managing Director of APC Sports Consulting, Nicosia, Cyprus, one of our regular contributors to … Continue reading
By Pof Dr Ian Blackshaw The sale of Newcastle United Football Club for £300 million to a Saudi Arabian backed consortium is off, apparently because the bidders had lost patience in view of the time it was taking for the … Continue reading