23 Jan, 2024 “Buy now, pay later" – is Shohei Ohtani’s new contract a sign of things to come? By Alasdair McDowell At the end of last year, Shohei Ohtani signed the largest contract in US sporting history - USD700m for 10 years with his new team, the...
04 Jan, 2024 Shock horror! - West Ham access 'payday loan' to accelerate receipt of Declan Rice transfer fee By Matthew Padian The return to the day job at the start of any new year is not without its challenges. I've been suffering from a post-Christmas slumber...
27 Oct, 2023 PUMA shifts gears as exclusive licensee of Formula 1 By Georgie Barrow This week, A$AP Rocky has been named Creative Director of the partnership between Formula 1 and PUMA whereby the sport and lifestyle...
17 Oct, 2023 NFTs AND FAN TOKENS IN SPORT: YELLOW CARD FROM THE DCMS COMMITTEE? By Tom Collins The emergence of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and fan tokens in the world of professional sport has led to increased scrutiny on these...
20 Apr, 2023 Hold your horses – EU court puts the brakes on 3D printing of Ferrari’s bodywork By Jessica Gregson Tom Collins If you were thinking about racing to find a 3D printer and imitating your favourite car design, the recent court decision involving...
10 Mar, 2023 Reached an agreement? Put it in writing or risk not being able to prove it. By Robert Scudamore Reached an agreement? Don’t forget to put it in writing or risk not being able to prove it later. Contracts don’t necessarily have to be...
17 Nov, 2022 Does supporting a football team amount to a protected belief? By Stevens & Bolton LLP In a timely judgement given the imminent start date of the first winter World Cup, a tribunal has ruled that even lifelong support of a...
27 Sep, 2022 Red cards for Glasgow Rangers, JD Sports and Elite Sports By Gustaf Duhs As reported here, the CMA issued a Statement of Objections in June 2022 against Elite Sports, JD Sports and Rangers FC, provisionally...
09 Jun, 2022 Red cards for Glasgow Rangers, JD Sports and Elite Sports? By Gustaf Duhs The CMA has issued a Statement of Objections against Elite Sports, JD Sports and Rangers FC, provisionally finding that they broke...
13 May, 2022 PGA Tour refuses to release players for LIV Golf Saudi league - what next? By Charles Maurice The PGA Tour has refused to grant a release to PGA Tour members to allow them to play in the opening event of the LIV Golf series at...
15 Feb, 2022 Happy Valentine’s… CMA fines JD Sports and Footasylum £4.7m for breaching interim order By Gustaf Duhs On 14 February 2022, the CMA imposed fines of c.£4.7m on JD Sports Fashion plc and Footasylum plc for having breached an interim order...
26 Nov, 2021 Game, set, and match for Wimbledon Tennis Club expansion plans? By Markus Klempa The All England Lawn Tennis Club's plans to expand Wimbledon Tennis Club by up to 39 new grass courts and a further 8,000 capacity court...