‘A 29-year-old man who tried to invade the pitch at the Champions League final at Wembley has been banned from football matches in the UK for three years.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney have taken the “Wagatha Christie” case back to court for a further hearing over soaring costs.’
The Independent, 28th May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected a challenge to the lease by a London borough of part of a park to Tottenham Hotspur FC for a women’s and girls’ football academy. Matt Hutchings KC explains why.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th May 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A Premier League boss has been granted a High Court anonymity order in a civil case against him for allegedly sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl.’
BBC News, 9th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A roundup of football law news and decisions from April 2024.’
Football Law, 3rd May 2024
Source: www.footballlaw.co.uk
‘Football fans everywhere will be familiar with reckless tackles, whether from their own Sunday league experience or as followers of the professional game. But when will a tackle amount to negligence and be actionable in a civil court, such that an injured player can sue their opponent?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th April 2024
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘In this article Megan Griffiths and Spencer Turner consider the recent High Court decision of Elbanna v Clark [2024] EWHC 627 (KB), in which a rugby tackle was found to have been negligent in the context of an amateur rugby match.’
12KBW Personal Injury Law Blog, 18th April 2024
Source: pilawblog.com
‘In this article, David Sharpe KC and Jake Loomes consider the recent decisions on breaches of the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules.’
12 King's Bench Walk, 4th April 2024
Source: 12kbw.co.uk
‘Thomas Horton writes for Football Law, on 26 February 2024, it was announced that Everton Football Club (“EFC”) had succeeded in its appeal against a Premier League Commission’s decision to sanction EFC with an immediate ten-point deduction for EFC’s breach of the Premier League’s (“PL”) Profitability and Sustainability Rules (“PSR”) (found in section E of the PL Rules) for the period ending season 2021/22.’
3 Hare Court. 11th March 2024
Source: www.3harecourt.com
‘The controversial topic of transgender participation in women’s sport was discussed at the recent LawAccord conference. Speakers were – perhaps unsurprisingly – deeply divided on next steps.’
Law Society's Gazette, 23rd April 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An Everton fan who mocked the Munich air disaster during a match at Manchester United’s Old Trafford ground has been banned from stadiums.’
BBC News, 10th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Liverpool football prodigy of “exceptional talent and promise” has been jailed for more than 13 years for his part in a multimillion-pound drugs conspiracy.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK government will continue plans for an independent football regulator when the Football Governance Bill is introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.’
BBC News, 19th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A father and son have been convicted of tragedy chanting during a match between Millwall and Leicester earlier this year.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Three Just Stop Oil protesters have been found guilty of storming the Wimbledon tennis courts with confetti and puzzle pieces.’
BBC News, 26th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Premier League may face a new legal challenge from one of its own clubs after approving new rules that would limit the ability of teams to buy players or strike sponsorship deals with parties related to their ownership.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former world number one Simona Halep says she is confident of a return to tennis after her appeal against a four-year doping ban was heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).’
BBC News, 9th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This Briefing looks at plans to legislate for an independent regulator for English football.’
House of Commons Library , 6th February 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘The Online Safety Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, becoming the Online Safety Act (“the Act”). Its aim is to deliver on the government’s commitment to “make the UK the safest place to be online”, by imposing statutory duties on social media companies and search engines[1] (“service providers”) to ensure that they implement measures to protect individuals from illegal and harmful content online.’
2 Hare Court, 28th November 2023
Source: www.2harecourt.com
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