The LawInSport website is a subscription resource compiled by legal practitioners and academics providing expert analysis, commentary and news on legal developments in sport. There are sections covering anti-corruption, anti-doping, intellectual property, media law and key cases. There are also podcasts, videos and events. Parts of the site are restricted to subscribers only.
Website of Daniel Geey who is a partner at sports and media law firm Sheridans. His blog focuses on the law relating to football providing occasional posts covering topics such as the effect of Brexit on football, players’ deals with big brands, football image rights and player transfer agreements.
Website of Sport Resolutions an independent, not-for-profit, dispute resolution service for sport in the UK. The company was established by key stakeholder groups in sport including the British Athletics Commission, Professional Players Federation and the British Olympic Association and deals with disputes in the following areas: anti-doping; athlete selection; commercial agreements; discrimination; player eligibility; promotion and relegation and safeguarding.
Open-access e-journal produced by the University of Westminster covering entertainment, media, licensing and sports law. The Journal is available from volume 1, 2002, onwards.
Section of the official Olympic Movement website providing information and links to the 204 National Olympic Committees (NOC) and the 5 regional organisations with which they are associated worldwide.
Official website of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) which since 1894 has been the international non-governmental organisation carrying final authority for the Olympic Movement. The site provides information about the composition, organisation, governance and financing of the IOC and includes a list of members who represent the IOC in their respective countries. Legislative functions are conducted by the Executive Board, which enacts regulations implementing the Olympic Charter, assisted by functional commissions responsible for areas such as ethics and sport and law.
The Olympic Charter is the founding document of the Olympic Movement, setting out the legal status of the International Olympic Committee and the required and exclusive role of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in dealing with mediation in any disputes arising in relation with the Olympic Games.
This is an online guide created by Georgetown University Law Library, USA and made freely available on the web. The guide looks at the key Olympics websites and online information from other institutions governing international sports - providing summaries of their structure, organisational aims and work.
Website of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the UK government department responsible for the arts, architecture, design and the built environment, broadcasting, the creative industries (including film and music), cultural property, education and social policy, heritage, libraries, museums and galleries, the National Lottery, sport and recreation and tourism. The website includes press notices, publications, consultations, and results of research. It also explains DCMS policy at local, regional and international levels.
This is the website for Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, published quarterly by the Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries of the American Bar Association. The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer is directed at lawyers who devote a major portion of their practice to entertainment, sports, arts, intellectual property law, and other related areas. It endeavours to provide current, practical information as well as public policy and scholarly viewpoints that it believes to be of professional and academic interest to Forum members and other readers.
