Research Catalog

Title

Sport, law and practice / [edited by] Adam Lewis and Jonathan Taylor.

Publication

Haywards Heath, West Sussex : Tottel, c2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lewis, Adam
• Taylor, Jonathan
• Lewis, Adam (Adam Valentine Shervey)

Description

lxxi, 1485 p.; 26 cm.

Summary

"This is a major textbook on Sports Law in the UK and consolidates guidance across all the major practice areas of interest to sports lawyers. Written by a team of acknowledged and acclaimed experts, this comprehensive work is essential reading for solicitors and barristers practising sports law, as well as Universities, governing bodies, sports agencies, clubs and commercial firms ... With numerous practical insights from the frontline, this book is full of practice tips, precedent clauses, detailed explanations of key practical issues and step-by-step analysis. It covers: The bringing of challenges to the actions of sports regulatory bodies, Defending anti-doping and other disciplinary charges How to create, exploit and defend from third party infringement the commercial rights to sporting properties, including the commercial programme around a sports event ... Fully updated, this second edition reflects the impact of a number of significant changes to the law and developments in case law since the last edition in 2002. In particular it has been revised to reflect: Bradley v. Jockey Club, EWHC, 2004; Meca-Medina, ECJ 2006; New revised World Anti-Doping Code, effective as of 1 January 2009; Douglas v. Hello!, 2007; The legislation for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games ... This new edition contains a number of new chapters covering key new content, including: A stand-alone chapter on the Court of Arbitration for Sport; New chapters on key areas of regulatory concern: transfers, player-agents, child protection and sports governance; A new stand-alone section on the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games"--Publisher.

Subject

• Sports > Law and legislation > England
• Sports > Law and legislation > Wales
• Sports > Law and legislation > European Union countries
• Sports > Law and legislation > Great Britain
• Professional sports > Law and legislation > Great Britain

Genre/Form

• legislative records.
• Legislative materials
• Documents législatifs.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Pt. A. The Constitutional Structure of the Sports Sector -- Ch. A1. Government Intervention in the Sports Sector -- Ch. A2. Disciplinary and Other Internal Proceedings -- Ch. A3. The Decision to Challenge the Actions of a Sports Governing Body -- Ch. A4. Causes of Action that Form a Basis for a Challenge to the Actions Of a Sports Governing Body -- Ch. A5. Remedies and Procedure in the Courts on a Challenge to the Actions of a Sports Governing Body -- Ch. A6. Arbitration in Sport -- Ch. A7. The Court of Arbitration for Sport -- Pt. B. European Community Law and Sport -- Ch. B1. European Community Sports Policy -- Ch. B2. EC and UK Competition Rules and Sport -- Ch. B3. EC Free Movement Rules and Sport

ISBN

• 9781847660664 (hbk.)
• 1847660665 (hbk.)

OCLC

• 243822346
• SCSB-10219379

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library