As we approach the final stages of the 2023 tour season, the ITIA is reminding players and their support teams to be aware of upcoming changes to the WADA [World Anti-Doping Agency] Prohibited List, ...

This article was originally published on 29 June 2016, followed by further editions in August 2021 and October 2022. It has now been completely revamped and updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.

IPC Swimming has published an updated version of its classification rules and regulations, following an extensive review process instigated in 2013. The new version comes into effect from 1 September ...

FIFPro request In 2013, FIFPro urged FIFA to lower the current age limit, due to an increased number of international transfers of players younger than 12 years. FIFPro noticed the rapid growth after ...

Here are the top sports law issues to watch out for in 2024 in North America from the LawInSport Editorial & Advisory Board. We hope this proves useful not only in identifying specific cases and ...

With the United States Center for SafeSport (“ USCSS ”) completing 8 years in March 2025, this article examines the recent changes to the SafeSport Code and discusses some deficiencies in the process ...

The UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) 2023 contains a new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence, which comes into effect on 1 September 2025. The new offence is part of wider ...

Here are the top sports law issues to watch out for in 2024 in the UK and Ireland from the LawInSport Editorial & Advisory Board. We hope this proves useful not only in identifying specific cases and ...

Deaths from skate-blade lacerations are extremely rare in hockey. [1] Indeed, no National Hockey League (NHL) player has ever died as a result of being cut by a skate blade. [2] In January 2022, Teddy ...

In the UK, large-scale pitch incursions can result in both criminal and regulatory investigations [1]. On the regulatory side, it is primarily the FA’s Regulatory Commission that has the power to ...

Transformational private investment deals in sport are big news not only for the target club or event, but for the sport as a whole and are likely to remain part of the landscape as the industry ...

With football clubs looking for new ways to raise funds through debt and equity financing (see LawInSport article series by Michael Savva and Stuart Bolton [2]), there has been an upsurge in the ...