Law In Sport Podcast
144 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLaw In Sport podcast brings news & interviews with leading figures from the world of sport and law.
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Amendments to the registration period of minors in football - interview with Christian Keidel #45
May 24, 2017 08:59 - 22 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this podcast, LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, interviews sports lawyer and partner at Martens Lawyers, Christian Keidel on the issues surrounding the international transfer of minors, FIFA's recent change of practice regarding the transfer of minors, and specifically its impact on the case of minor player Nikolas Nartey. Christian discusses the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision to overrule FIFA and allow the registration of minor player Nikolas Nartey, the role of Article 19 of the...
An interview with Jonathan Taylor QC #44
April 12, 2017 15:19 - 57 minutes - 65.8 MBIn this interview Sean Cottrell interviews Jonathan Taylor, one of the world’s leading sports lawyers and asks him about his career and about a hot topics in sports law such as the Russian doping scandal and hyperandrogenism. Jonathan is co-head of Bird & Bird's Sport Group, based in London. He advises a wide range of sports bodies (including international and national governing bodies, public agencies, event organisers, leagues, clubs, and their commercial partners and agents) on commerci...
Inclusive sport - transgender participation
March 13, 2017 14:21 - 49 minutes - 56.1 MBFor this special podcast LawInSport has partnered with the Sport & Recreation Alliance for 'Alliance Learning Week' to produce a short talk that will discuss how sport and recreation organisations can create an inclusive culture, specifically for trans people. The podcast covers current legal guidance and features practical advice from the Amateur Swimming Association’s experience of the Transgender Nonconforming Swimming Group (TAGs) which provides exclusive use of a local community swimming...
An interview with Michael Beloff QC - described as one of the "Godfathers of Sports Law" #43 Part 1
January 31, 2017 17:12 - 32 minutes - 36.6 MBIn this interview Michael Beloff QC, described by Legal 500 as the "The Godfather of Sports Law", talks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, about his career in sports law and shares his views on a range of sports law matters. This is a fascinating interview with one of the great minds in sports law. We have split the interview into two parts. Quick reference: 2.12 mins - How did you get into sports law? When you first starting working with sports clients was there such a thing as sports ...
An interview with Michael Beloff QC - described as one of the "Godfathers of Sports Law" #43 Part 2
January 31, 2017 17:01 - 33 minutes - 38.4 MBIn this interview Michael Beloff QC, described by Legal 500 as the "The Godfather of Sports Law", talks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, about his career in sports law and shares his views on a range of sports law matters. This is a fascinating interview with one of the great minds in sports law. We have split the interview into two parts. Quick reference Part 2: 2.00 mins - Do you think scope and appetitive for a collective of leading lawyers, former judges, to help governing bodies to ...
Career transition from athlete to lawyer: Interview with Andréanne Morin #42
December 21, 2016 14:21 - 23 minutes - 26.7 MBLife after sport can be a hurdle for athletes. Many athletes disconnect from the sports world entirely, while others may feel a sort of identity loss. To ease into this transition, retiring from sport is something current athletes continue to prepare for. As a means to assist from current and former athletes with this planning, we decided to speak with a former Olympian and now lawyer about her transition into "life after sport" and what can be done to prepare for and manage it. This podcast ...
Sports data, betting, governance & the law: Interview with Steven Burton, Genius Sports #41
December 16, 2016 10:15 - 38 minutes - 43.8 MBSteven Burton is a sports lawyer and expert on legal issues related to the use of data in sport having acted for leading businesses in sport and sports data. Steven is currently the Director of Integrity, Governance & Sports Partnerships at Genius Sports. In this interview Steven speaks to Sean Cottrell, LawInSport founder & CEO, and shares his insights into: - How to build a reputation in sports law and specifically, sports data in private practice. - Why he transitioned from private p...
Behind the scenes of the UK's Sports Betting Group: Interview with Emma Boggis & Leigh Thompson #40
November 16, 2016 10:10 - 44 minutes - 51.3 MBIn this podcast, Emma Boggis (@emmaboggis), Chief Executive at Sport and Recreation Alliance, and Leigh Thompson (@Leigh_DT), Policy Manager at Sport and Recreation Alliance, discuss the work of the UK's Sports Betting Group and how this fits into sports governance in the UK and across Europe. Emma and Leigh explain their roles at the Sport and Recreation Alliance, then move on to address the following questions: - What initiated the formation of the Sports Betting Group and what was the ca...
The future of anti-doping: Interview with CAS arbitrator & former General Counsel, USOC #39
November 04, 2016 11:01 - 40 minutes - 45.9 MBIn this podcast Jeffrey Benz, Sports Lawyer, CAS Arbitrator and former General Counsel for the US Olympic Committee, shares his experience on being involved with some of the highest profile anti-doping cases of the last 12 months. This podcast covers topics such as the future of anti-doping including Jeff’s views on the newly implemented CAS Anti-Doping Division, and whether more training is required for arbitrators and counsel for anti-doping involved in anti-doping cases. Jeff also addre...
The rise of stadium naming rights deals in US Sports - interview with Richard Brand, Arent Fox #38
October 18, 2016 14:08 - 41 minutes - 47 MBNaming rights are not just for national leagues – now college teams, training facilities, and local stadiums are considering selling these rights. In this podcast Rich Brand, a leading sports lawyer at Arent Fox, answers questions about working on naming rights deals including: · Where and when should lawyers be involved in the process of putting together a naming rights deal? · What are the common legal issues that arise in stadium naming rights deals? · What are common problems of wo...
How does the transfer market influences the integrity of football? #37
October 10, 2016 16:30 - 43 minutes - 49.5 MBIn this podcast Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport, hosts a roundtable discussion with three leading sports lawyers Nick De Marco, Nick Tsatsas & Richard Berry. The roundtable includes a discussion on the legal issues that arise from the contractual, regulatory and governance structures in football including: • The recent Telegraph sting which led to the departure of the England manager Sam Allardyce; including how would the Allardyce situation be handled in other professions? • The prevalen...
Protecting the integrity of the Rugby World Cup - Ben Rutherford - Integrity Unit Manager #36
October 03, 2016 16:49 - 28 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this episode, Ben Rutherford, Senior Legal Counsel & Integrity Unit Manager talks to LawInSport's CEO, Sean Cottrell, about how the World Rugby implement and monitor processes to protect the integrity of the Rugby World Cup. In this interview Ben describes: - How World Rugby approach setting up integrity systems for the World Cup. - How World Rugby learn and share best practice with other sports. - Explains what some of the obstacles World Rugby had to over come to ensure a robust syste...
Life as an arbitrator at the Rio Olympic Games CAS Ad Hoc Division - Mark Hovell #35
September 29, 2016 13:21 - 26 minutes - 30.7 MBWelcome to this new LawInSport podcast. In today's podcast, Mark Hovell, Head of Sport at Mills & Reeve and Arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport speaks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, about his time at the Court of Arbitration for Sport Ad Hoc Division at the Rio Olympic Games. For further expert commentary and analysis on the latest legal issues and developments go to LawInSport.com. To receive our weekly sports law updates directly to your inbox sign-up here: http://eepurl....
The former Court of Appeal judge who helped expose corruption at the IAAF #34
February 18, 2016 12:23 - 27 minutes - 31.6 MBIn 2014 Michael Beloff QC, Chair of the Ethics Commission of the IAAF, appointed The Right Honourable Sir Anthony Hooper is to investigate four individuals whose conduct in relation to the Russian marathon runner Lilya Shobukhova was alleged to be in breach of the IAAF Code of Ethics. He finalised the report in August 2015 and the individuals have subsequently been sanctioned by the IAAF Ethics Commission. A copy of the decision and his report can be found at http://www.iaafethicscommissi...
An inside look at how the RFU deals with on-field misconduct and disciplinary panels in rugby #33
January 19, 2016 16:47 - 20 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this Gerard McEvilly, Head of Discipline at the Rugby Football Union (RFU), speaks to LawInSport CEO, Sean Cottrell, from Twickenham Stadium, about how the RFU: 1) Processes and sets the rules relating to handling of RFU on field disciplinary decisions; 2)Appoints citing commissioners and how they operate on match days; 3)Disciplinary panel operate and how members are selected. Whilst this interview will be of interest to anyone with a general interest with Rugby Union, it will also par...
Interview with Katherine Grainger and Vijay Parbat on their work with International Inspiration #32
December 11, 2015 16:01 - 33 minutes - 38.4 MBGiven the recent scandals in sport we thought there is a need to focus on some of the more positive outcomes that sport can deliver. In this show, LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell, is joined by Olympic gold medallist, Katherine Grainger, who holds the title of being is Britain’s most successful female rower and Vijay Parbat, Head of Legal at UK Sport and a LawInSport Advisory Board Member. In this interview Katherine and Vijay talk about their roles working with the sports charity Intern...
Interview with Dimitrios Efstathiou, Vice President, Legal at Major League Soccer #31
December 02, 2015 14:15 - 33 minutes - 38.4 MBDimitrios Efstathiou, Vice President, Legal at Major League Soccer (MLS), addresses these question as he talks with LawInSport’s CEO, Sean Cottrell and consultant, Jake Cohen, about his experience working at Major League Soccer as the organisation has experienced an incredible growth over the last ten years. If you are a sports lawyer or you are in sports business and want to find out: - How the MLS is structured; - The role of lawyers within the organisation; - How the MLS sells its inter...
How will the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games change sports law in Japan? #30
October 09, 2015 09:59 - 23 minutes - 26.7 MBTakuya Yamazaki is one of the most prominent Japanese sports lawyers in Japan and is a member of the LawInSport Editorial Board. Takuya is heavily involved in the development of sports law in Japan having established the Japanese Baseball Players Association and is member of FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, a position held since 2009. In 2011 he became the Deputy Chairman of FIFPro Division Asia/Oceania. In this interview, Takuya shares his views on the developing sports market in Asia and e...
Dutee Chand's lawyer, Jim Bunting, talks about their successful case at the CAS against the IAAF #29
August 07, 2015 09:23 - 16 minutes - 18.9 MBIn this interview, LawInSport's Sean Cottrell talks Jim Bunting, a lawyer at, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg was part of the legal team that successfully represented Dutee Chand before the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the IAAF and the Athletics Federation of India. The case centred on the IAAF's 'Regulations Governing Eligibility of Females with Hyperandrogenism to Compete in Women’s Competition'. Ms Chand's case is a significant case not only on a personal front for the athlete...
Julian Moore: Football, broadcasting & life as a European lawyer in Asia #27
July 09, 2015 13:59 - 20 minutes - 23.2 MBFor eight-years, from 2006, Julian Moore worked in Singapore as the sole in-house lawyer for Football Media Services (FMS), a 50/50 joint venture between the Swiss-owned sports marketing agency, Infront Sports & Media AG, and the Japanese advertising giant, Dentsu Inc. FMS had one client – FIFA - acting as its exclusive sales representative in Asia with respect to media rights to the 2007-2014 FIFA events. These events included the FIFA World Cup, arguably the most important and most watched ...
Nick Bitel, CEO London Marathon & Chair Sport England: challenges facing sports governing bodies #26
July 09, 2015 10:54 - 27 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this interview Nick Bitel, Lawyer, CEO London Marathon & Chair of Sport England talks to Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport about his career as a sports lawyer and sports business executive, the challenges facing sports governing bodies including good governance, sports data, piracy and what makes a good sports lawyer. You can read the transcript of the interview here: http://www.lawinsport.com/features/item/nick-bitel-ceo-london-marathon-chair-of-sport-england-talks-about-the-challenges-f...
NFL's Next Gen Stats and Sportradar US deal explained #25
June 05, 2015 12:35 - 17 minutes - 26.1 MBIn this podcast, we have an exclusive interview with Ulrich Harmuth, President of Sportradar US. Recently, Sportradar US agreed to a deal with the NFL to be the exclusive worldwide distributor of comprehensive NFL statistics to a range of media companies, digital platforms as well as fantasy sport providers. In this interview, we discuss the business model of Sportradar, the sports data analytics market, the daily fantasy sports market, and the opening up of the US sports betting market.
US sports and consumer protection laws around marketing to fans - #24
November 03, 2014 09:02 - 19 minutes - 22.9 MBIn this interview Marc Roth, a partner at the US law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips explains the risks associated to US sports teams that are not compliant with the TCPA, which can result in significant fines. Earlier this year, several sports teams were hit with lawsuits under the TCPA including the Buffalo Bills who paid $3 million in a class action settlement after the team was accused of sending more text message alerts than outlined in its terms of service. Marc also gives his opinion ...
How can you increase diversity in English football management without a ‘Rooney Rule’? = #23
October 22, 2014 11:36 - 30 minutes - 35.3 MBThe lack of representation of ethic minorities at coaching and management levels in English football has been widely discussed in the media over recents weeks and months. The debate on how to improve representation of minorities in football has largely been framed around the adoption of something akin to the NFL’s ‘Rooney Rule’. However, whilst it is positive that this is hitting the headlines and raising awareness of the issue much of the debate has overlooked legal practicalities of applyin...
A Comparison of Man City's and Man United's Business Models - Soccerex 2014 - #22
September 25, 2014 08:38 - 57 minutes - 65.4 MBIn this week's show Dan Jones, Lead Partner of the Deloitte Sports Business Group, and Mark Hovell, Head of Sport at Mills & Reeve compare and contrast the business models of Manchester City and Manchester United. Dan and Mark discuss the different approaches taken by both clubs specifically focusing on talent and infrastructure investment, global commercial growth and fan engagement. The recording of this week's show is taken the the panel session 'One City, Two Clubs' from the Soccerex Gl...
Interview with sports lawyer Juan de Dios Crespo - #21
September 17, 2014 13:20 - 27 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this episode leading sports lawyer Juan de Dios Crespo Pérez, a partner of the firm Ruiz Huerta & Crespo, talks to Sean Cottrell about his experience of representing hundreds of sports clients at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Juan has an enviable record of successful cases before the CAS and has been involved in some of the highest profile football cases to go before the CAS including: "Ortega", "Mexes", "Webster", "Matuzalem", "Pizarro", "De Sanctis", and 7"Al-Masry". He...
Interview with Matthieu Reeb, Secretary General of the Court of Arbitration for Sport - #20
September 01, 2014 21:39 - 33 minutes - 38.4 MBIn this episode Matthieu Reeb, Secretary General of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), talks to Sean Cottrell, about the structures and processes of the CAS, the CAS pro bono services, offers his opinion on what it takes to be a good sports lawyer and CAS arbitrator and talks about his own journey into sports law and what the future holds for CAS and much more. For more sports law commentary and analysis go to LawInSport.com, follow us on Twitter @LawInSport, Facebook, YouTube or Goog...
Travis Tygart talks Lance Armstrong and doping in Major League sport - #19
May 12, 2014 16:23 - 29 minutes - 34.3 MBIn this episode Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport, interviews Travis Tygart, Chief Executive Officer, US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). In this interview Travis talks about USADA’s experience investigating and successfully sanctioning the co-conspirators involved in the US Postal Service Cycling team doping scandal, including Lance Armstrong. Travis also talks about anti-doping policy in US major league sport, offers advice to those working in sport who may find themselves having to fight corr...
Financial Fair Play in Football with Daniel Geey and Trevor Birch - #18
April 28, 2014 18:46 - 29 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode Sean Cottrell, CEO of LawInSport, interviews Daniel Geey, a senior associate at Field Fisher Waterhouse and Trevor Birch, a partner of BDO about their joint report on “Financial Fair Play in Football - A comprehensive overview of financial controls in UK and UEFA competitions”. Click here to view the Financial Fair Play in Football Report 2014: http://bit.ly/1o3n5wm Follow on Twitter: LawInSport - @LawInSport Sean Cottrell - @SeanLawInSport Daniel Geey - @FootballLaw This ...
The Anatomy of The Armstrong Lie - #17
February 24, 2014 23:34 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBIn this exclusive LawInSport interview, Sean Cottrell, LawInSport’s founder, speaks with two of Hollywood’s biggest producers, Frank Marshall and Matt Tolmach (responsible between them for blockbusters such as Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Jason Bourne, The Amazing Spiderman) about their latest work, a documentary titled ‘The Armstrong Lie’. The film provides a forensic look at the Lance Armstrong story, one of the biggest scandals to hit sports in recent times. The story of the makin...
#16 - Discussion on Football Banning Orders with Prof Mark James and Kevin Carpenter
November 13, 2013 15:43 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBProf Mark James (@prof_mark_james) and Kevin Carpenter (@KevSportsLaw) join Sean Cottrell to discuss the guidelines issued by the Crown Prosecution Service on the “Prosecuting cases involving communications sent via social media” and “Prosecution Policy for Football Related Offences”. For further information on this topic see Kevin's blog: http://www.lawinsport.com/blog/kevin-carpenter/item/criminal-law-sends-a-stark-warning-to-football-related-offenders-on-or-offline. This information is...
#13 Jeff Benz - Sports Lawyer, Mediator & CAS Arbitrator
October 07, 2013 10:50 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this episode Sean Cottrell, founder of LawInSport, speaks to Jeff Benz (@jeffbenz), an American sports lawyer, former General Counsel of the United States Olympic Committee and an Arbitrator for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Jeff talks about new practice as a Door Tenant at 4 New Square Chambers in London, his recent visit to Kenya with CAS where he discussed the procedural changes to the CAS rules and the changes 3rd draft of the revised World Anti-Doping Code (WADA). Jeff al...
#12 - Sport Law Education & Careers with Andy Gray DMU & BASL
September 11, 2013 18:48 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this episode Sean Cottrell, founder of LawInSport, speaks to Andy Gray, Director of Regulatory and Legal Affairs at British Swimming/ASA and Head of Sports Law at De Montfort Law School about sports law education in the UK and how students, trainees and newly qualified lawyers can position themselves to secure their dream sports law job. You can contact Andy directly with any questions at [email protected]. This information is not intended to be, and should not be used as, a substitute f...
#11 - Howard Jacobs on the 3rd draft of the WADA Code Review
August 29, 2013 22:20 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode Sean Cottrell, founder of LawInSport, speaks to Howard Jacobs "The Athletes Lawyer" about the changes in the 3rd draft of the revised WADA Code including sanctions related to the inadvertent doping, ingestion of contaminated products, prohibited association, sanctions for complicity and the costs of arbitration. Howard is an expert on the defense of athletes charged with doping offenses. He has represented over 140 professional and Olympic sport athletes, including numerou...
#10 - Goal Line Technology in Football and Betting on American Sports
August 15, 2013 06:58 - 23 minutes - 22 MBIn this episode Sean Cottrell speaks to Josh Kaye and Kevin Carpenter about the introduction of Goal Line Technology in football and the risk of corruption from sports betting on American sports. This information is not intended to be, and should not be used as, a substitute for taking legal advice in any specific situation. LawInSport is not responsible for any actions taken or not taken on the basis of this information.
#9 Anti-doping update from Australia with Paul Horvath
August 01, 2013 14:30 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBIn this episode Sean Cottrell speaks to Paul Horvath, an Australian sports lawyer about the fallout from the Australian Crime Commission’s Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport report. This information is not intended to be, and should not be used as, a substitute for taking legal advice in any specific situation. LawInSport is not responsible for any actions taken or not taken on the basis of this information.
#8 WADA Code Review Interview with David Howman
July 09, 2013 08:26 - 20 minutes - 19 MBIn this weeks episode Sean Cottrell, the founder of LawInSport.com, interviews David Howman, the Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), about the draft 2015 WADA Code, proposed measures to sanction third parties involved in the doping of athletes, anti-doping policy in the American major league sports and his thoughts on a WADA styled agency to combat match-fixing in sport. This information is not intended to be, and should not be used as, a substitute for taking legal adv...
#7 Financial Fair Play Seminar Birkbeck Sports Business Centre 18 June 2013
July 04, 2013 23:10 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBRecorded Financial Fair Play seminar at the Birkbeck Sports Business Centre, University of London on the 18th June 2013 (www.sportbusinesscentre.com/ | @Birkbecksport). Speakers Daniel Geey (Solicitor with Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP | @FootballLaw), Sean Hamil (Director of the Birkbeck Sport Business Centre) and Ed Thompson (www.financialfairplay.co.uk | @edthompson). You can also download the LawInSport podcasts on iTunes.
#6 - The Future of Third Party Ownership in Football - Stay or Go?
June 24, 2013 18:22 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBWith UEFA planning to prohibit third party ownership in European football competitions, what does the future hold for third party ownership? Sean Cottrell, founder of LawInSport puts these questions to Andrew Nixon, a Partner at Sheridans and Daniel Geey, a Senior Associate at Field Fisher Waterhouse.
#5 - British & Irish Lions Lawyer Max Duthie
June 21, 2013 16:16 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThe British & Irish Lions lawyer Max Duthie, and a partner at Bird & Bird LLP, speaks to Sean Cottrell about day to day life as a lawyer on tour with team and the type of work he is doing on the tour representing players, but also putting out the scrummage equipment and protein drinks!
#4 Malaga, Football, CAS, MMA, MLB, UKAD, Doping and Golf
June 12, 2013 23:21 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this weeks show Sean Cottrell (@SeanLawInSport), Editorial Director of LawInSport speaks to guests about Malaga's dismissed appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, doping in baseball, MMA in Canada, F1 tyre case, UK Anit-Doping’s memorandum of understanding with NHS Protect and golfers shoes: Kevin Carpenter (@KevSportsLaw) of LawInSport provides an update on the Pirelli and Mercedes F1 tyre case and the rights and wrongs of banning a golfer for wearing the wrong shoes. Paul Greene...
#3 Legal and commercial issues facing NGBs - Angus Bujalski RFU
June 06, 2013 23:20 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBAngus Bujalski a solicitor at the Rugby Football Union (RFU) explains some of the commercial issues that national governing bodies of sport have to consider from a legal perspective. This information is not intended to be, and should not be used as, a substitute for taking legal advice in any specific situation. LawInSport is not responsible for any actions taken or not taken on the basis of this information.
#2 Law Accord 2013 - Match-Fixing in Sport with Kevin Carpenter
May 29, 2013 19:57 - 5 minutes - 5.27 MBIn this episode Sean Cottrell interviews Kevin Carpenter about his experience at Law Accord Conference 2013 in St Petersburg, Russia. Kevin shares the key points from his presentation and the takeaway points from the conference. Recorded 29th May 2013. This information is not intended to be, and should not be used as, a substitute for taking legal advice in any specific situation. LawInSport is not responsible for any actions taken or not taken on the basis of this information.
#1 Daniel Geey - Premier League Salary
May 12, 2013 13:08 - 59 seconds - 934 KBSean Cottrell, Founder of LawInSport.com interviews Daniel Geey, Senior Associate at Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP about his latest blog on the potential of the introduction of a salary cap in Premier League Football. Recorded November 2012 This information is not intended to be, and should not be used as, a substitute for taking legal advice in any specific situation. LawInSport is not responsible for any actions taken or not taken on the basis of this information.