Category: sport

Premier League games can be shown on foreign decoders – BBC News

Posted October 4th, 2011 in EC law, intellectual property, licensed premises, licensing, media, news, sport by sally

“A pub landlady has won the latest stage of her fight to air Premier League games using a foreign TV decoder. Karen Murphy had to pay nearly £8,000 in fines and costs for using a cheaper Greek decoder in her Portsmouth pub to bypass controls over match screening. But she took her case to the European Court of Justice. The ECJ now says national laws which prohibit the import, sale or use of foreign decoder cards are contrary to the freedom to provide services.”

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BBC News, 4th October 2011

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Child cage fight organisers will not face police action – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2011 in children, news, sport by sally

“The organisers of ‘barbaric’ cage fighting involving children as young as eight will face no police action, it has been announced.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2011

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Hillsborough disaster cabinet papers to be released – The Guardian

Posted August 25th, 2011 in documents, families, freedom of information, news, public interest, sport by sally

“The government has promised to release all cabinet papers relating to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster to the public once they have been shared with families of the deceased, after being forced to clarify its position by an e-petition that has reached more than 125,000 signatures.”

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The Guardian, 24th August 2011

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Hillsborough disaster files decision challenged by government – The Guardian

Posted August 18th, 2011 in documents, freedom of information, ministers' powers and duties, news, sport by sally

“The government is to appeal against a ruling that Margaret Thatcher’s discussions about the Hillsborough tragedy should be made public.”

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The Guardian, 17th August 2011

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Postman who called Andy Murray ‘useless jock’ is convicted of racism – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 3rd, 2011 in community service, criminal damage, news, racism, sentencing, sport by sally

“A postman has been convicted of racism after calling Andy Murray, the Scottish tennis player, a ‘useless Jock’.”

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2011

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Select committee to propose radical overhaul of English football – The Guardian

Posted July 29th, 2011 in news, reports, select committees, sport by sally

“A report by the parliamentary select committee on culture, media and sport could have major ramifications for the game.”

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The Guardian, 28th July 2011

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Hillsborough documents on Margaret Thatcher to be released – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 27th, 2011 in documents, families, freedom of information, news, police, public interest, sport by sally

“The Information Commissioner ruled that they were in the public interest, amid claims by some victims’ families that the former Conservative prime minister tried to protect the police’s reputation.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2011

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Fulham Football Club (1987) v Richards and another – WLR Daily

Posted July 22nd, 2011 in appeals, arbitration, law reports, sport, stay of proceedings by sally

Fulham Football Club (1987) v Richards and another [2011] EWCA Civ 855; [2011] WLR (D) 241

“A dispute between a premier league football club and the first and second defendants, the chairman of the Football Association Premier League Ltd and the company itself, was covered by arbitration clauses in the rules of the company and the Football Association. Neither the Companies Act 2006 nor considerations of public policy prohibited the submission to arbitration of matters relating to an unfair prejudice petition under section 994 of the 2006 Act.”

WLR Daily, 21st July 2011

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Regina v Boggild and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 22nd, 2011 in affray, appeals, crime, football banning orders, jurisdiction, law reports, sport by sally

Regina v Boggild and others [2011] WLR (D) 237

“An appeal by the prosecution under section 14A(5A) of the Football Spectators Act 1989 against a failure by a court to make a football banning order fell to be considered by the Court of Appeal (Civil Division) because no provision in that Act or elsewhere allocated the jurisdiction to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division).”

WLR Daily, 19th July 2011

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Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011 – legislation.gov.uk

Posted July 14th, 2011 in health & safety, legislation, sport by sally

Sports Grounds Safety Authority Act 2011 published

Full text of Act

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

FA appoints QC to review Lord Triesman allegations – BBC News

Posted May 13th, 2011 in corruption, inquiries, news, professional conduct, sport by sally

“The Football Association has appointed a leading lawyer to review allegations of misconduct by Fifa officials during England’s failed 2018 World Cup bid. James Dingemans QC has been asked to independently review the claims made by former FA chairman Lord Triesman to a Parliamentary select committee.”

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BBC news, 12th May 2011

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High court ruling could kick ticket touts into touch – The Guardian

Posted May 9th, 2011 in consumer protection, data protection, news, sale of goods, sport by sally

“People who sell tickets for profit on websites such as Viagogo and Seatwave could risk being ‘named and shamed’ and even face possible legal action if UK sports bodies and event promoters decide to take advantage of a landmark court ruling.”

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The Guardian, 7th May 2011

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ECJ asked to rule on crucial internet publishing jurisdiction issue – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 31st, 2011 in EC law, internet, jurisdiction, news, publishing, sport by sally

“The Court of Appeal has asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to decide whether online publishing takes place where information is hosted or where it is read.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th March 2011

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Crawley Town fan sentenced for mocking Munich air crash – BBC News

Posted March 4th, 2011 in harassment, news, sentencing, sport, threatening behaviour by sally

“A Crawley Town football fan has been given a suspended jail term after he pleaded guilty to mocking victims of the Munich air crash in a music video.”

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BBC News, 3rd March 2011

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Football fan jailed for punching Stevenage player at FA Cup tie – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2011 in assault, news, sentencing, sport by sally

“A football fan who ran on to the pitch and punched a player has been jailed for 12 weeks. Robert Fitzgerald, 24, was also banned from attending regulated football matches in England and Wales for six years after assaulting Stevenage defender Scott Laird.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2011

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Tom Hicks wins right to pursue damages over Liverpool sale – The Guardian

Posted February 17th, 2011 in damages, injunctions, news, sport by sally

“Tom Hicks, the former Liverpool owner, has been given the chance to launch damages claims over the sale of the Premier League club after orders barring action in the United Stated were partially lifted by a high court judge in London.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2011

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Pub landlady’s EU case paves way for Premier League rights revolution – The Guardian

Posted February 3rd, 2011 in copyright, EC law, licensed premises, licensing, media, news, sport by sally

“The European Union’s highest court was today advised to rule that EU law does not prohibit pubs showing live Premier League matches from foreign broadcasters, potentially sparking a revolution in the way media sports rights are sold across the continent.”

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The Guardian, 3rd February 2011

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Former Harlequins physio Steph Brennan overturns Bloodgate ban – The Guardian

Posted January 21st, 2011 in disciplinary procedures, news, physiotherapists, professional conduct, sport by sally

“The former Harlequins physiotherapist Steph Brennan has won a high court battle over the Health Professions Council’s decision to strike him off for his part in the Bloodgate affair.”

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The Guardian, 21st January 2011

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Maidstone Rugby Club fined over eye gouging – BBC News

Posted January 14th, 2011 in assault, fines, news, sport by sally

“A Kent rugby club has been fined £2,000 and deducted 50 points following a deliberate attack which left an opposing player blind in one eye.”

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BBC News, 13th January 2011

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Ricky Hatton settles £1.4m wages claim – The Independent

Posted December 10th, 2010 in compensation, contracts, news, remuneration, sport by sally

“Ex-boxer Ricky Hatton has settled a £1.4 million claim for unpaid wages from his former trainer. Hatton today reached an undisclosed but ‘mutually acceptable’ deal with Billy Graham on the third day of a hearing at Manchester’s Civil Justice Centre.”

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The Independent, 8th December 2010

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