Sport: Law and Practice

Adam Lewis KC is a barrister at Blackstone Chambers. He is recognised as the leading expert on sports law at the Bar, and is ranked as the only Star Individual in this area by Chambers UK 2020. His sports law work covers the full range from the legality of governing bodies’ rules and actions to disciplinary and drugs-related work, and from player/club disputes to the commercial exploitation of sport through broadcasting, sponsorship and merchandising. He has acted in many of the leading sports cases before the English courts, domestic arbitral tribunals, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport. He sits as an arbitrator in sports cases, and chaired the 2018 Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis. Jonathan Taylor KC is co-head of Bird and Bird's International Sports Group. He has been ranked as a leading sports law practitioner for many years by both Chambers UK (2020: ‘Star individual’) and The Legal 500 (2021: ‘Hall of Fame’), and advises nationally and internationally on cutting-edge commercial, regulatory, and contentious issues across all major sports. He was the chair of WADA's independent Compliance Review Committee from 2016-2020 and of the IBU External Review Commission from 2018 to 2020, and also conducted both the Governance Review and the Bury FC Review for the English Football League in 2019. He appears regularly before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and other sports tribunals, including appearing for the international federation in landmark cases Puerta v International Tennis Federation; International Cricket Council v Butt, Amir & Asif; Russian Olympic Committee v International Paralympic Committee; and Caster Semenya v IAAF.

PART A GOVERNANCE OF THE SPORTS SECTOR
CHAPTER A1 THE AUTONOMY OF THE SPORTS MOVEMENT, AND ITS LIMITS (Lauren Pagé and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER A2 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURES FOR SPORTS GOVERNING BODIES AND COMPETITIONS (James Maloney, Tom Bruce and Jon Walters)
CHAPTER A3 GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THE SPORTS SECTOR (Lewis Calder and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER A4 DATA PROTECTION AND SPORT (Emma Drake)
CHAPTER A5 BEST PRACTICE IN SPORTS GOVERNANCE (Maria Clarke, Edwina Haddon, and Jonathan Taylor QC)

PART B REGULATING SPORT
CHAPTER B1 DRAFTING EFFECTIVE REGULATIONS – THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK (Jonathan Taylor QC,
Charles Flint QC, and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER B2 SELECTION (Elizabeth Riley and Christopher Stoner QC)
CHAPTER B3 MISCONDUCT (Kendrah Potts, Stuart Tennant, and James Eighteen)
CHAPTER B4 MATCH-FIXING AND RELATED CORRUPTION IN SPORT (Iain Higgins, Jonathan Taylor QC,
Adam Lewis QC, and Tom Mountford)
CHAPTER B5 REGULATING FINANCIAL FAIR PLAY (Nick Craig, Jonathan Taylor QC, and Sam Beer)
CHAPTER B6 SAFEGUARDING (Kate Gallafent QC and Richard Bush)

PART C ANTI-DOPING REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER C1 INTRODUCTION (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C2 THE ANTI-DOPING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C3 PARTIES (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C4 PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS IN BRINGING AND DEFENDING A CHARGE (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C5 BURDEN AND STANDARD OF PROOF AT THE HEARING ON THE MERITS (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C6 ARTICLE 2.1 ADRV – THE PRESENCE OF A PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE OR ITS METABOLITES OR MARKERS IN AN ATHLETE’S SAMPLE (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C7 ARTICLE 2.2 ADRV –AN ATHLETE’S USE OR ATTEMPTED USE OF A PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE OR A PROHIBITED METHOD (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C8 ARTICLE 2.3 CHARGE – REFUSING OR FAILING TO SUBMIT TO OR OTHERWISE EVADING SAMPLE COLLECTION (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C9 ARTICLE 2.4 ADRV – THREE WHEREABOUTS FAILURES IN TWELVE MONTHS (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C10 ARTICLE 2.5 ADRV – TAMPERING OR ATTEMPTED TAMPERING WITH ANY PART OF DOPING CONTROL (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C11 ARTICLE 2.6 ADRV – POSSESSION OF A PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE OR A PROHIBITED METHOD (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C12 ARTICLE 2.7 ADRV – TRAFFICKING OR ATTEMPTED TRAFFICKING IN ANY PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE OR PROHIBITED METHOD (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C13 ARTICLE 2.8 ADRV – ADMINISTRATION OR ATTEMPTED ADMINISTRATION OF A PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE TO AN ATHLETE (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C14 ARTICLE 2.9 ADRV – COMPLICITY OR ATTEMPTED COMPLICITY BY AN ATHLETE OR OTHER PERSON (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C15 ARTICLE 2.10 ADRV – PROHIBITED ASSOCIATION – AND ARTICLE 2.11 ADRV – RETALIATION (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C16 CODE SANCTIONS: OVERVIEW OF APPROACH TO PERIODS OF INELIGIBILITY (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C17 BASIC PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY (1): APPLYING CODE ARTICLES 10.2 AND 10.3 (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C18 BASIC PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY (2): ESTABLISHING NO (OR NO SIGNIFICANT) FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C19 BASIC PERIOD OF INELIGIBILITY (3): AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C20 DETERMINING THE LENGTH OF THE INELIGIBILITY PERIOD WITHIN A PERMITTED RANGE (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C21 SUSPENDING OR REDUCING SANCTIONS FOR REASON UNRELATED TO FAULT (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C22 DETERMINING THE START DATE OF THE INELIGIBILITY PERIOD (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER C23 DISQUALIFICATION OF RESULTS AND FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES (Jonathan Taylor QC and Adam Lewis QC)

PART D DISCIPLINARY AND ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER D1 DISCIPLINARY AND OTHER INTERNAL PROCEEDINGS (Kate Gallafent QC and Christopher Quinlan QC)
CHAPTER D2 THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR COURT (Michael Beloff QC, Dr Stephan Netzle and Prof Dr Ulrich Haas, with Björn Hessert and Dr Mirjam Koller Trunz)
CHAPTER D3 ARBITRATION IN SPORT (Ian Mill QC and Andrew Hunter QC)

PART E CHALLENGES TO THE ACTIONS OF SPORTS GOVERNING BODIES
CHAPTER E1 INTRODUCTION TO CHALLENGES (Nick De Marco QC, James Segan QC, Adam Lewis QC, and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER E2 THE ACTIONS OF SPORTS GOVERNING BODIES (Nick De Marco QC, James Segan QC, Adam Lewis QC, and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER E3 IDENTIFICATION OF CAUSE OF ACTION AND RESPONDENT (Nick De Marco QC, James Segan QC, Adam Lewis QC, and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER E4 CHOICE OF FORUM FOR THE CHALLENGE (Nick De Marco QC, James Segan QC, Adam Lewis QC, and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER E5 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE? (Nick De Marco QC, James Segan QC, Adam Lewis QC, and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER E6 THE VARYING DEGREES OF REVIEW (Nick De Marco QC, James Segan QC, Adam Lewis QC, and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER E7 GROUNDS FOR REVIEW ARISING OUT OF CONTROL OF THE SPORT (Nick De Marco QC, James Segan QC, Adam Lewis QC, and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER E8 CONTRACT (Nick De Marco QC, James Segan QC, Adam Lewis QC, and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER E9 TORT (Nick De Marco QC, James Segan QC, Adam Lewis QC, and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER E10 COMMON LAW RESTRAINT OF TRADE (Nick De Marco QC, James Segan QC, Adam Lewis QC, and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER E11 EU AND UK COMPETITION LAW RULES AND SPORT (Brian Kennelly QC, Tom Richards, and Adam Lewis QC)
CHAPTER E12 EU FREE MOVEMENT RULES AND SPORT (Thomas de la Mare QC and Ravi S Mehta)
CHAPTER E13 THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998 AND SPORT (Lord Pannick QC, Paul Luckhurst, and Celia Rooney)
CHAPTER E14 DISCRIMINATION IN SPORT (Emily Neill and Hollie Higgins)
CHAPTER E15 REMEDIES (Nick De Marco QC, James Segan QC, Adam Lewis QC, and Jonathan Taylor QC)
CHAPTER E16 PROCEDURAL ASPECTS (Nick De Marco QC, James Segan QC, Adam Lewis QC, and Jonathan Taylor QC)

PART F RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CLUBS AND PLAYERS
CHAPTER F1 PLAYING CONTRACTS (Paul Goulding QC, Jane Mulcahy QC, and Diya Sen Gupta QC)
CHAPTER F2 PLAYERS’ AGENTS (Ian Lynam, Jonathan Ellis, and Nick De Marco QC)
CHAPTER F3 PLAYER TRANSFERS (Stephen Sampson, Peter Limbert, and Adam Lewis QC)

PART G LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN SPORT
CHAPTER G1 CIVIL LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN SPORT (Prof Mark James)
CHAPTER G2 CRIMINAL LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN SPORT (Prof Mark James)

PART H COMMERCIALISING SPORTS PROPERTIES
CHAPTER H1 PROPRIETARY RIGHTS IN SPORTS EVENTS (Clive Lawrence, Phil Sherell, and Tristan Sherliker)
CHAPTER H2 MEDIA RIGHTS AND SPORT (Morris Bentata and Craig Giles)
CHAPTER H3 SPONSORSHIP (Craig Giles, Robert Turner, and Georgie Twigg MBE)
CHAPTER H4 IMAGE RIGHTS (Stephen Boyd and Felicity Reeve)
CHAPTER H5 MERCHANDISING AND LICENSING (Clive Lawrence)
CHAPTER H6 HOSPITALITY (Warren Phelops)
CHAPTER H7 EXPLOITING SPORTS DATA (Andy Danson and Elizabeth Dunn)

PART I TAX ISSUES IN THE SPORTS SECTOR
CHAPTER I1 TAXATION OF SPORTS ORGANISATIONS (Ben Elliott)
CHAPTER I2 TAX AND FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR INDIVIDUAL ATHLETES (Ben Elliott)

PART J ESPORTS
CHAPTER J1 ESPORTS (William Deller and Richard Bush)