Pakistan cricketers guilty of betting scam – BBC News

Posted November 1st, 2011 in conspiracy, fraud, gambling, guilty pleas, news, sport by sally

“Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have been found guilty of their part in a ‘spot-fixing’ scam after a trial at Southwark Crown Court.”

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BBC News, 1st November 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

First football club signs sports charter – Home Office

Posted October 28th, 2011 in homosexuality, press releases, sexual orientation discrimination, sport by tracey

“Last night, Wycombe Wanderers became the first football club to sign the Charter against homophobia and transphobia in sport.”

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Home Office, 26th October 2011

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Jack Sutton to pay back £54,000 over rugby injury – BBC News

Posted October 20th, 2011 in appeals, costs, damages, duty of care, news, personal injuries, sport by tracey

“A Nottingham student who was given £54,000 damages after he injured his knee during training at a rugby club has been ordered to pay the money back.”

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BBC News, 20th October 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

 

Government to prohibit human body advertising during events at the Olympics – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 14th, 2011 in advertising, news, sport by tracey

“The Government has changed the drafting of proposed new laws on Olympic advertising to prohibit advertising on the human body at events during the 2012 Games in London.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 14th October 2011

Source: www.out-law,com

Wayne Rooney banned for three England Euro 2012 matches – BBC News

Posted October 14th, 2011 in assault, disciplinary procedures, news, sport by tracey

“Wayne Rooney will miss England’s 2012 European Championship group matches after being banned for three matches for his red card against Montenegro.”

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BBC News, 13th October 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Football Association Premier League Ltd and others v QC Leisure and others; Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted October 10th, 2011 in competition, EC law, law reports, licensed premises, licensing, media, sport by sally

Football Association Premier League Ltd and others v QC Leisure and others; Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd (Joined Cases C-403/08 and C-429/08); [2011] WLR (D) 286

“The clauses of an exclusive licence agreement concluded between a holder of intellectual property rights and a broadcaster constituted a restriction on competition prohibited by article 101FEU of the FEU Treaty where they obliged the broadcaster not to supply decoding devices enabling access to that right holder’s protected subject matter with a view to their use outside the territory covered by that licence agreement.”

WLR Daily, 4th October 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Judge who awarded injured schoolboy rugby player £50,000 ‘not in realistic world’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 6th, 2011 in appeals, compensation, health & safety, news, sport by sally

“A court’s decision to award £50,000 compensation to a schoolboy rugby player after he was injured by on-field debris has sparked calls for judges to ‘live in a realistic world.'”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Premier League rights judgement is a win-win for football’s ruling classes – The Guardian

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

“Landmark European court decision will keep lawyers busy but it won’t make much difference to consumers.”

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The Guardian, 4th October 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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 tracey

“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

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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

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

“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

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Hillsborough disaster files decision challenged by government – The Guardian

“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

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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

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

“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

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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 tracey

“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

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

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

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

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 tracey

“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

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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

Source: www.guardian.co.uk