IRELAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Tim O’Connor The Bar of Ireland
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
Dublin
Contents 1. Regulatory p.112 1.1 Anti-Doping p.112
7. Employment p.118 7.1 Sports-Related Employment Contracts p.118 7.2 Employer/Employee Rights p.119 7.3 Free Movement of Athletes p.119 8. Women’s Sport p.119 8.1 Women’s Sport Overview p.119 9. Esports p.120 9.1 Esports Overview p.120 10. NFTs, AI and the Metaverse p.120 10.1 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) p.120 10.2 AI p.120 10.3 The Metaverse p.121
1.2 Integrity p.112 1.3 Betting p.112
1.4 Disciplinary Proceedings p.112 2. Commercial Rights p.113 2.1 Available Sports-Related Rights p.113
2.2 Sponsorship p.113 2.3 Broadcasting p.114 3. Sports Events p.114 3.1 Relationships p.114 3.2 Liability p.114 4. Corporate p.115
4.1 Legal Sporting Structures p.115 4.2 Corporate Governance p.115 4.3 Funding of Sport p.116 4.4 Recent Deals/Trends p.116 5. Intellectual Property, Data and Data Protection p.116 5.1 Trade Marks p.116 5.2 Copyright/Database Rights p.117 5.3 Image Rights and Other IP p.117 5.4 Licensing p.117 5.5 Sports Data p.117 5.6 Data Protection p.117 6. Dispute Resolution p.117 6.1 National Court System p.117 6.2 ADR (Including Arbitration) p.117 6.3 Challenging Sports Governing Bodies p.118
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