Sport : law and practice / Adam Lewis and Jonathan Taylor [editors].

Second edition.

lxxi, 1485 pages ; 26 cm

9781847660664
1847660665

N 43 LEW.S

"This is a major textbook on Sports Law in the UK and consolidates guidance across all the major practice areas of interest to sports lawyers. Written by a team of acknowledged and acclaimed experts, this comprehensive work is essential reading for solicitors and barristers practising sports law, as well as Universities, governing bodies, sports agencies, clubs and commercial firms ... With numerous practical insights from the frontline, this book is full of practice tips, precedent clauses, detailed explanations of key practical issues and step-by-step analysis. It covers: The bringing of challenges to the actions of sports regulatory bodies, Defending anti-doping and other disciplinary charges How to create, exploit and defend from third party infringement the commercial rights to sporting properties, including the commercial programme around a sports event ... Fully updated, this second edition reflects the impact of a number of significant changes to the law and developments in case law since the last edition in 2002. In particular it has been revised to reflect: Bradley v. Jockey Club, EWHC, 2004; Meca-Medina, ECJ 2006; New revised World Anti-Doping Code, effective as of 1 January 2009; Douglas v. Hello!, 2007; The legislation for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games ... This new edition contains a number of new chapters covering key new content, including: A stand-alone chapter on the Court of Arbitration for Sport; New chapters on key areas of regulatory concern: transfers, player-agents, child protection and sports governance; A new stand-alone section on the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games"--Publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Haywards Heath, West Sussex : Tottel, c2008.

English