‘Mediation: Cracking The Hardest Nuts- Some Thoughts After DKH Retail Ltd and Others v City Football Group Ltd [2024] EWHC 3231 (Ch).’
4-5 Gary's Inn Square, 18th March 2025
Source: www.4-5.co.uk
‘BT, IMG, ITV and BBC have all been fined after a regulator found companies coordinated on how much to pay freelancers.’
The Independent, 21st March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Victims of Hillsborough, Grenfell, the Manchester Arena terror attack and the Aberfan disaster have said decades of suffering could have been avoided if a new charter compelling the police to tell the truth, was introduced sooner.’
BBC News, 17th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A roundup of football law news and decisions from January and February 2025.’
Football Law, 10th March 2025
Source: www.footballlaw.co.uk
‘While police officers tried to “deflect blame” after the Hillsborough disaster, they do not have a misconduct case to answer, a watchdog has told families.’
BBC News, 12th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In DKH and Others v City Football Group Limited [2024] EWHC 3231 (Ch), heard in November 20204, the court made an order that the parties mediate. The case involved a trade mark dispute between a fashion brand and a football club about branding on professional sports players’ kit. The Claimants sought an order for compulsory mediation before the trial. The order made by the court – and its outcome – is perhaps a significant example of the growing obligations on the court to encourage settlement confirmed by virtue of changes to the Civil Procedure Rules, effective from 1 October 2024. The arguments marshalled by the parties were likely representative of the sort of issues raised in past and future cases.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 26th February 2025
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘The acquisition of Wrexham AFC by high-profile figures from Hollywood has garnered widespread attention, thrusting the club into the global spotlight. However, beneath the glamour lies a complex web of legal concerns and potential challenges that the not-so-new owners have already encountered and may confront in the future.’
Church Court Chambers, 18th February 2025
Source: churchcourtchambers.co.uk
‘A former football manager has been fined and given a lifetime ban for punching a linesman during a match.’
BBC news, 14th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The level of abuse in English football has “reached crisis point”, says the head of anti-discrimination body Kick It Out.’
BBC News, 10th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An Essex police officer has been sacked after admitting “tragedy chanting” at Liverpool fans during a Premier League match last year.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court ordered parties to mediate despite defendant arguments that there was no real chance of success, in a newly published ruling thought to be the first time the court has used its new powers under the amended Civil Procedure Rules.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd February 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A helicopter crash in which five people were killed at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium was an accident, an inquest jury has concluded.’
BBC News, 28th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A scammer who sold fake tickets for Liverpool’s 2022 Champions League final in Paris against Real Madrid conned football fans out of £40,000, police have said. Lee Waldron, 41, was convicted at Liverpool Crown Court of acquiring, using and possessing criminal property.’
BBC News, 14th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A roundup of football law news and decisions from November and December 2024.’
Football Law, 13th January 2025
Source: www.footballlaw.co.uk
‘The recent decision of an FA Appeal Board in Craig Walton v Birmingham County FA (“Walton”) [1], wherein this author represented the appellant, raises several questions of procedural fairness and natural justice: Firstly, can FA disciplinary proceedings brought against a Participant, without their knowledge, ever be considered fair? Secondly, is the answer to that question dependent upon the severity of the potential sanctions for the relevant charge(s)? Thirdly, if the second question is answered “yes”, is that a fair approach? The Appeal Board’s decision in Walton also offers some answers to those questions in the context of the FA’s Whole Game System (“WGS”) (an online portal used by the FA and grassroots football for administrative tasks). This article argues that the Appeal Board’s answers set a concerning approach for individuals’ right to a fair hearing in FA disciplinary proceedings. This article also argues that recent changes to the FA’s Disciplinary Regulations 2024/25 do not do enough to safeguard that interest, and that, in any event, there are shortcomings in the WGS meriting review.’
Football Law, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.footballlaw.co.uk
‘The recent decision of an FA Appeal Board in Craig Walton v Birmingham County FA (“Walton“) [1], wherein this author represented the appellant, raises several questions of procedural fairness and natural justice.’
7BR, 6th December 2024
Source: www.7br.co.uk
‘Dujardin’s international ban, handed out by the FEI – the world governing body of equestrian sports – is backdated to the start of her provisional suspension and she will be eligible to compete again from July 2025.’
BBC News, 5th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A transgender pool champion is taking legal action against one of the sport’s governing bodies in England after she was banned from playing in women’s tournaments.’
The Independent, 4th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A roundup of football law news and decisions from October 2024.’
Football Law, 4th November 2024
Source: www.footballlaw.co.uk
‘Seven men have been jailed after violence broke out at a sporting event in Derby.’
BBC News, 6th November 204
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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