Sports Law 2026

DENMARK Law and Practice Contributed by: Frederik Bruhn, Rasmus Theis Madsen, Robert Jønsson and Tim Krarup Nielsen HortenDahl Law Firm

Sweden

Denmark

Copenhagen

Germany

Contents 1. Athlete Conduct, Integrity and Enforcement p.91 1.1 Anti-Doping Regimes p.91 1.2 Misconduct and Match-Fixing p.91

6. Dispute Resolution p.103 6.1 Role of National Court Systems p.103 6.2 ADR Mechanisms p.103 6.3 Sanctions, Remedies and Challenges p.103 7. Employment Contracts and Rights p.104 7.1 Sports-Related Employment Contracts p.104

1.3 Betting-Related Offences p.92 1.4 Disciplinary Framework p.93

2. Commercial Rights p.93 2.1 Sports-Related Rights p.93 2.2 Sponsorship Terms p.94 2.3 Broadcasting Rights p.95 3. Sports Events p.96 3.1 Proprietary Rights and Event Management p.96 4.1 Legal Forms of Sporting Bodies p.97 4.2 Corporate Governance Codes p.97 4.3 Sport Funding p.98 5. Intellectual Property, Data and Data Protection p.98 5.1 Trade Marks p.98 5.2 Copyright/Database Rights p.99 3.2 Duty of Care and Liability p.96 4. Corporate Structures p.97

7.2 Employer/Employee Rights p.104 7.3 Free Movement of Athletes p.105 8. Women’s Sport p.105

8.1 Development and Growth of Women’s Sport p.105 8.2 Organisations and Initiatives to Promote Women’s Sport p.106 9. Esports p.106 9.1 Development and Growth of Esports p.106 9.2 Key Trends and Notable Deals in Esports p.106 10. NFTs, AI and the Metaverse p.106 10.1 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) p.106 10.2 AI p.106 10.3 The Metaverse p.107

5.3 Recognising Personality/Image Rights p.99 5.4 Protecting Personality/Image Rights p.100 5.5 Licensing p.100 5.6 Assignment of IP Rights p.100

5.7 Data in Sport p.101 5.8 Data Protection p.101

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