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More Tweet Trouble for Rooney and Nike? – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted November 7th, 2013 in advertising, codes of practice, complaints, internet, news, sport by sally

“A tweet by ‘Wayne Rooney’ landed Nike in front of the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) again last month, following a complaint by a user of Twitter that the tweet was not obviously identifiable as a marketing communication and was therefore in breach of the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) Code 2.1, 2.3 and 2.4. The ASA’s decision on this tweet is interesting in light of its previous decision in a similar case involving Nike and Mr Rooney, and is worthy of note for any lawyers involved in advising sports teams and players on devising social media policies and/or regulating their social media use on a personal level.”

Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers,6th November 2013

Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org

More Tweet Trouble for Rooney and Nike? – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted November 5th, 2013 in advertising, codes of practice, complaints, internet, news, sport by sally

“A tweet by ‘Wayne Rooney’ landed Nike in front of the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) again last month, following a complaint by a user of Twitter that the tweet was not obviously identifiable as a marketing communication and was therefore in breach of the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) Code 2.1, 2.3 and 2.4. The ASA’s decision on this tweet is interesting in light of its previous decision in a similar case involving Nike and Mr Rooney, and is worthy of note for any lawyers involved in advising sports teams and players on devising social media policies and/or regulating their social media use on a personal level.”

Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 5th November 2013

Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org

Football fans who sang Stephen Lawrence abuse song jailed – The Guardian

Posted October 31st, 2013 in costs, disqualification, news, racism, sentencing, sport, suspended sentences by michael

“Six Charlton Athletic supporters received prison sentences for causing racially aggravated fear of violence on train.”

The Guardian, 31st October 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Newcastle United horse punch fan Barry Rogerson jailed – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2013 in animal cruelty, horses, news, sentencing, sport, violent disorder by sally

“A Newcastle United fan who punched a police horse when trouble flared following his side’s defeat to Sunderland has been jailed for a year.”

BBC News, 24th October 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Back to basics: why a public authority can’t be an HRA victim – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 18th, 2013 in freedom of expression, government departments, human rights, local government, news, sport by sally

“David Mead looks at a case in which the Olympic Delivery Agency got an injunction against protesters: Olympic Delivery Authority v Persons Unknown. The ODA was a public authority, and the protesters were advancing defences under Articles 10 (freedom of expression) and 11 (freedom of association). Arnold J dismissed the defences on the basis that these rights needed to be balanced against the ODA’s rights to property under A1P1.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 17th October 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

David Mead: The Continuing Mystery of “Publicness” Within Section 6 of the HRA – UK Constitutional Law Group

Posted October 17th, 2013 in demonstrations, human rights, news, sport, trespass by sally

“Guessing that it was not on my usual diet of journals, a colleague recently suggested an article in The Conveyancer that might be of interest. Emma Lees had written an interesting piece ((2013) 77 Conv. 211) on protest occupations and actions for possession but one aspect unrelated to the main topic intrigued me more than any other. In Olympic Delivery Authority v Persons Unknown [2012] EWCA 1012 Ch, the ODA, established under s.3 of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006, sought injunctions to restrain protesters from entering and/or occupying land that was being developed as part of the Olympic site. Mr Justice Arnold had held that he was required to balance the rights of the putative protesters under Articles 10 and 11 with the ODA’s rights to peaceful enjoyment of possessions under the 1st Protocol (at [24]). I’d skimmed the case last year when judgment was delivered but hadn’t really noticed the point that Emma Lees was making: that it was ‘somewhat surprising that [the ODA] is deemed capable also of possessing human rights’ (Lees, p.215) as it is acknowledged elsewhere in the judgment as a public authority (though Lees uses the term ‘public body’).”

UK Constitutional Law Group, 17th October 2013

Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org

Footballers and employment law – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 15th, 2013 in contract of employment, employment, news, sport by sally

“A recent spate of public vocal exchanges within the game could be about to raise a number of interesting employment law issues.”

Law Society’s Gazette, 11th October 2013

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Behind closed doors: how to avoid the problems of private proceedings – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted October 11th, 2013 in news, private hearings, sport, tribunals by sally

“Arbitration is increasingly sport’s forum of choice for determining disputes. But the widespread adoption of this private and confidential process brings problems of its own. For example, how can parties ensure consistency of decision-making if they are unable to access decisions that have gone before? And what is to be done if different parties have the same dispute with a governing body, but there is no consent that the disputes be heard together?”

Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 10th October 2013

Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org

When can an Athlete refuse a Drugs Test? – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted September 26th, 2013 in disqualification, drug abuse, news, sport by sally

“It is an anti-doping violation for an athlete to refuse or fail ‘without compelling justification’ to submit to a sample collection. The violation ordinarily gives rise to a two year ban (Article 2 of the WADA Code).”

Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 26th September 2013

Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org

Di Canio’s Public Humiliation of Players and Dismissal – Littleton Chambers

Posted September 25th, 2013 in breach of trust, compensation, contract of employment, dismissal, news, professional conduct, sport by sally

“During last week’s World Sports Law Report webinar on player contracts, David Reade QC and John Mehrzad presented a section on ‘manager publically criticising player’ and, with some degree of prescience, concluded that the ‘manager was also at risk of breach of implied term of trust and confidence with club or misconduct charge’. ”

Littleton Chambers, 23rd September 2013

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

Judge quashes “exclusive” golf course decision- and why we need judicial review – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted September 25th, 2013 in appeals, environmental protection, judicial review, local government, news, planning, public interest, sport by sally

“This is a successful judicial review of the grant of planning permission to a proposed new golf club in leafy Surrey – where one central issue was whether, in planning policy terms, there was a ‘need’ for the club. The local planning officers had advised the council against the proposal, but the members voted in favour of it (just), hence this challenge. It succeeded on grounds including perversity, which is pretty rare, especially in the planning context, but, when one looks at the judgment, you can readily see why the judge concluded as he did. ”

UK Human Rights Blog, 24th September 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Lessons from Lance – Recovering Sponsorship and Endorsement Monies – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers

Posted September 20th, 2013 in contracts, drug abuse, news, remuneration, sport by sally

“James Segan discusses the difficult issue of how sponsors can recover endorsement payments when the sponsored athlete confesses to inappropriate or unlawful behaviour.”

Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 19th September 2013

Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org

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 sally

“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.”

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 sally

“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.”

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 sally

“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.”

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 sally

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

BBC News, 11th September 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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.”

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’.”

Littleton Chambers, 22nd August 2013

Source: www.littletonchambers.com

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

Posted August 27th, 2013 in Crown Prosecution Service, penalties, press releases, racism, sexual orientation discrimination, sport, violent offenders by sally

“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.”

Full press release

Full guidelines

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 sally

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

BBC News, 25th August 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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