Sports Law 2025

UK

The United Kingdom London

Ireland

Law and Practice Contributed by: Jamie Singer and Flora Peel Onside Law

Germany

Belgium

France

Contents 1. Regulatory p.223 1.1 Anti-Doping p.223

7. Employment p.241 7.1 Sports-Related Employment Contracts p.241 7.2 Employer/Employee Rights p.243 7.3 Free Movement of Athletes p.243 8. Women’s Sport p.244 8.1 Women’s Sport Overview p.244 9. Esports p.245 9.1 Esports Overview p.245 10. NFTs, AI and the Metaverse p.246 10.1 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) p.246 10.2 AI p.247 10.3 The Metaverse p.248

1.2 Integrity p.224 1.3 Betting p.224

1.4 Disciplinary Proceedings p.225 2. Commercial Rights p.226 2.1 Available Sports-Related Rights p.226

2.2 Sponsorship p.227 2.3 Broadcasting p.228 3. Sports Events p.229 3.1 Relationships p.229 3.2 Liability p.229 4. Corporate p.230

4.1 Legal Sporting Structures p.230 4.2 Corporate Governance p.231 4.3 Funding of Sport p.232 4.4 Recent Deals/Trends p.233 5. Intellectual Property, Data and Data Protection p.234 5.1 Trade Marks p.234 5.2 Copyright/Database Rights p.235 5.3 Image Rights and Other IP p.236 5.4 Licensing p.237 5.5 Sports Data p.237 5.6 Data Protection p.238 6. Dispute Resolution p.239 6.1 National Court System p.239 6.2 ADR (Including Arbitration) p.240 6.3 Challenging Sports Governing Bodies p.240

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