Hillsborough: police, FA, council and club could face manslaughter charges – The Guardian

Posted September 12th, 2013 in health & safety, homicide, inquiries, local government, negligence, news, police, sport by tracey

“Manslaughter charges could be brought against the South Yorkshire police force and senior officers on duty when 96 people died at the Hillsborough football stadium on 15 April 1989, according to the senior detective leading a new criminal investigation into the disaster.”

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The Guardian, 12th September 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Stephen Lee: Match-fixing verdict reserved to later date – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2013 in corruption, news, sport by tracey

“Former world number five Stephen Lee’s match-fixing tribunal has concluded in Bristol, with Adam Lewis QC reserving judgement in the case to a later date.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hillsborough disaster: An investigation going nowhere? – The Independent

Posted September 12th, 2013 in complaints, delay, health & safety, inquests, news, police, sport by tracey

“A year after the exposure of a police cover-up that followed the 1989 tragedy, no one has yet been held to account, and victims’ families are losing hope of seeing justice.”

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The Idnependent, 12th September 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Hillsborough: Fans’ accounts and more police statements ‘amended’ – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2013 in amendments, evidence, inquests, news, ombudsmen, police, sport by tracey

“Statements of a further 74 police officers involved in the Hillsborough stadium disaster ‘may have been amended’, the police watchdog has said.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2013

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Flexibility in financial control rules mean record football transfer spend could be broken, says expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 4th, 2013 in company law, financial regulation, news, sport by sally

“English Premier League football clubs could set new records for spending on player transfers in the years to come despite being subject to new financial controls, an expert has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th September 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Luis Suarez: When ‘Good Faith’ Bites – Littleton Chambers

Posted September 3rd, 2013 in contract of employment, contracts, news, sport by sally

“Will he stay or will he go? It appears that the future of Luis Suarez at Liverpool hinges on the operation of a release clause in his contract. According to various media sources, it provides that: if, subsequent to a failure to qualify for the Champions League, Liverpool receive a bid to buy Suarez in excess of £40m then the decision as to whether or not to accept the offer must be made in ‘good faith’.”

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Littleton Chambers, 22nd August 2013

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

Football hooligans face ban from World Cup and Euros under CPS guidelines – Crown Prosecution Service

“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) have today (23 August 2013) published a joint policy for dealing with violence, disorder, criminal damage and abuse in and around football matches this season.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 23rd August 2013

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Lance Armstrong ‘agrees Sunday Times settlement’ – BBC News

Posted August 27th, 2013 in damages, defamation, fraud, news, sport by tracey

“Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has agreed a settlement with the Sunday Times after it sued him for about £1m, the paper has announced.”

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BBC News, 25th August 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Football fans face prosecution for ‘online hooliganism’ – The Guardian

Posted August 23rd, 2013 in crime, internet, news, sport by sally

“Football fans who abuse players or fellow supporters online have been warned they could face prosecution, as lawyers and police unveiled a new policy for tackling hooliganism.”

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The Guardian, 23rd August 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge blocks attempts to open luxury golf course on Green Belt land in Surrey – The Independent

Posted August 23rd, 2013 in environmental protection, hotels, news, planning, sport by sally

“A High Court judge has quashed planning permission for a golf course that had been marked for an ecologically sensitive Green Belt location despite there already being nearly 200 courses within 20 miles of the site.”

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The Independent, 22nd August 2013

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Andrew Clarke QC on Football Transfer Requests and Buy-Out Clauses – Littleton Chambers

Posted August 22nd, 2013 in contract of employment, contracts, news, sport by sally

“In the past it seems that the best way for a player to persuade a club to sell him was to sulk, feign injury or stir up the media (on the BBC Sport website Robbie Savage has listed a few more tactics he had used, or seen others use). More recently we have seen the advent of clauses in player contracts which are triggered by offers in excess of a particular sum. These give rise to a number of interesting issues.”

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Littleton Chambers, 15th August 2013

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

The last gasp for strict liability? – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted August 22nd, 2013 in bills, employment, news, personal injuries, sport, strict liability by sally

“With the Government’s amendment to the Enterprise Bill 2013 due to abolish strict liability in employers’ claims, it seems that certain Courts were ahead of the pack in seeking to mitigate what they saw as the potentially unfair consequence of construing the Regulations too strictly against quasi-employers.”

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Hardwicke Chambers, 9th August 2013

Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk

In re Portsmouth City Football Club Ltd (in liquidation); Neumans LLP (a firm) v Andronikou and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 25th, 2013 in appeals, expenses, fees, insolvency, law firms, law reports, sport by tracey

In re Portsmouth City Football Club Ltd (in liquidation); Neumans LLP (a firm) v Andronikou and others: [2013] EWCA Civ 916; [2013] WLR (D) 301

“Where solicitors had acted for a company in connection with its opposition to a winding up petition but had ceased to act for the company by the time the company went into out of court administration, the court had no power under the Insolvency Rules 1986 or under the inherent jurisdiction of the court to direct that fees which the company owed to the solicitors were an expense of the administration.”

WLR Daily, 24th July 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Kaneria lifetime ban upheld – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted July 22nd, 2013 in appeals, corruption, costs, disciplinary procedures, news, sport by sally

“The Appeal Panel of the Cricket Discipline Commissions of the ECB has published its decision upholding the lifetime ban on former Pakistan international spin bowler, Danish Kaneria, from any involvement in the playing, organisation or administration of cricket under the jurisdiction of the ECB. The Pakistan Cricket Board has acknowledged the decision, and so the impact of the suspension is that Kaneria will remain banned for life from involvement in professional cricket.”

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Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 19th July 2013

Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org

Injunctions against ISPs Part VI: The Football Association Premier League Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and Others – NIPC Law

Posted July 22nd, 2013 in copyright, injunctions, internet, news, sport by sally

“In The Football Association Premier League Ltd v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and Others [2013] EWHC 2058 (Ch) (16 July 2013) Mr. Justice Arnold granted an injunction under s.97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 against the top 6 internet service providers in the UK to block access to the First Row Sports website. As the judge had already made similar orders against the same defendants in Newzbin2 (see “Injunctions against ISPs” 6 Nov 26), Dramatico (‘Injunctions against ISPs Part III: Dramatico Entertainment Ltd and Others v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd. and Others’) and EMI (‘Injunctions against ISPs Part V: EMI Records Ltd and Others v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd and Others’ 5 March 2013) they did not defend the application but instead agreed the terms of the order with the Premier League. However, as the judge acknowledged at paragraph [7] of his judgment, that did not absolve the Court of the responsibility of determining whether the orders sought were justified.”

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NIPC Law, 20th July 2013

Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk

Former Huddersfield rugby star’s Twitter sacking illegal – BBC News

“A rugby league star sacked by his club after a photo of a team-mate’s bottom was posted on his Twitter account was unlawfully dismissed, a judge ruled.”

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BBC News, 18th July 2013

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Premier League wins piracy block of First Row Sports – BBC News

Posted July 17th, 2013 in copyright, internet, news, sport by sally

“The Premier League has won a court order forcing UK internet service providers to block a popular football streaming website.”

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BBC News, 17th July 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

A lot of Wonga – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

“Papiss Cisse’s dispute with Newcastle United Football Club about wearing the official shirt sponsor’s logo raises some important questions for sports lawyers.”

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Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 15th July 2013

Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org

Hillsborough: watchdog believes 55 more police statements were altered – The Guardian

Posted July 12th, 2013 in complaints, news, police, sport by tracey

“The police watchdog has identified a further 55 police statements that it believes were amended in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster, it has emerged.”

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The Guardian, 12th July 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hillsborough inquests to be heard by jury – BBC News

Posted June 5th, 2013 in coroners, inquests, juries, news, police, sport by sally

“Fresh inquests into the deaths of the 96 Hillsborough victims will be held before a jury, a coroner has confirmed.”

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BBC News, 5th June 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk