Sports Law 2026

UK

The United Kingdom London

Ireland

Law and Practice Contributed by: Alistair McHenry, Sofia Antipatis and Rebecca Dods Tyr

Germany

Belgium

France

Contents 1. Athlete Conduct, Integrity and Enforcement p.353 1.1 Anti-Doping Regimes p.353 1.2 Misconduct and Match-Fixing p.353

6. Dispute Resolution p.364 6.1 Role of National Court Systems p.364 6.2 ADR Mechanisms p.365 6.3 Sanctions, Remedies and Challenges p.365 7. Employment Contracts and Rights p.366 7.1 Sports-Related Employment Contracts p.366

1.3 Betting-Related Offences p.354 1.4 Disciplinary Framework p.355

2. Commercial Rights p.355 2.1 Sports-Related Rights p.355 2.2 Sponsorship Terms p.356 2.3 Broadcasting Rights p.357 3. Sports Events p.357 3.1 Proprietary Rights and Event Management p.357 4.1 Legal Forms of Sporting Bodies p.359 4.2 Corporate Governance Codes p.359 4.3 Sport Funding p.360 5. Intellectual Property, Data and Data Protection p.360 5.1 Trade Marks p.360 5.2 Copyright/Database Rights p.361 3.2 Duty of Care and Liability p.358 4. Corporate Structures p.359 5.3 Recognising Personality/Image Rights p.362 5.4 Protecting Personality/Image Rights p.362 5.5 Licensing p.362 5.6 Assignment of IP Rights p.363

7.2 Employer/Employee Rights p.366 7.3 Free Movement of Athletes p.367 8. Women’s Sport p.367

8.1 Development and Growth of Women’s Sport p.367 8.2 Organisations and Initiatives to Promote Women’s Sport p.368 9. Esports p.369 9.1 Development and Growth of Esports p.369 9.2 Key Trends and Notable Deals in Esports p.369 10. NFTs, AI and the Metaverse p.369 10.1 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) p.369 10.2 AI p.370 10.3 The Metaverse p.370

5.7 Data in Sport p.363 5.8 Data Protection p.364

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