Lex Sportiva
412 FOLLOWERS
Lex Sportiva is all About Sports Law
Lex Sportiva
3y ago
Perhaps the most important regulation concerning FIFA, the RSTP (Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players) was officially created in 2001, in the same context of the creation of tribunals within football’s ultimate ruler. The document’s name was chosen due to its content: it dealt mostly with player-related matters. As time went by, new ..read more
Lex Sportiva
3y ago
Gambling in Brazil is on the brink of new regulation so what do betting companies need to do to take advantage of this opportunity ..read more
Lex Sportiva
3y ago
While the 50+1 Rule somewhat limits the Bundesliga teams’ financial capabilities, it ensures that football remains associated to its fans and enshrines the mantra: “Football first, business second”, a rule so engraved within the heart of the football community. When doubters question the merit of such a rule, let success stories such as Flick’s stint at Bayern make the noise ..read more
Lex Sportiva
3y ago
Loan transfers usually pose a great opportunity for small football clubs to boost their squads with better players at a lower cost, however, these players are often forbidden to play against their parent clubs, either by loan clauses or national regulations. In this post we will analyse these restrictions, understand their basis, and find out if they are safeguarding competitions ..read more
Lex Sportiva
3y ago
New season, new rules. The handball law has changed again, purportedly for the better, but has the English Premier League got it horribly wrong? Arjun Khanna looks at the changes made to the law and how the FA may have erred in its interpretation and implementation ..read more
Lex Sportiva
3y ago
The majority of football clubs are currently in desperate financial need. How are the FA's rules about attendance at FA Cup matches meant to help ..read more
Lex Sportiva
3y ago
The Government’s review of the UK’s gambling legal framework is reportedly opening imminently and will come in the wake of a series of recommendations to increase regulatory scrutiny of the sports betting industry. In this article, Benja Arnott, a solicitor in Linklaters LLP’s Dispute Resolution Practice, takes a look at the latest legal developments and considers the effect on sport’s stakeholders of potential mitigating measures, such as a ban on gambling advertising ..read more
Lex Sportiva
3y ago
The Premier League season's first major controversy... In this article we look at the changes to the accidental handball rule implemented by IFAB and why its revised interpretation is wreaking havoc in penalty areas and sending Carragher, Neville et al. into meltdown ..read more
Lex Sportiva
3y ago
Coronavirus effectively brought the world to a standstill in its inception, leaving sporting fans high and dry. Esports sought to fill that void and in the process of doing so, reached record engagements with its fans who craved some live action drama on their screens. The Article seeks to explore and understand contemporary legal issues that esports stakeholders must account for, whilst charting out its success story ..read more
Lex Sportiva
3y ago
So Lionel Messi has decided to stay put at FC Barcelona...for now. In this article we look at the options that were open to him and the legal and financial pressures that were placed on football's greatest superstar to make that decision ..read more