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Foreword / Howard Stupp -- Preface -- Introduction / John Barnes -- Author biographies -- Acknowledgments -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes -- Table of statutory instruments -- Table of EU conventions and treaties -- Table of EU secondary legislation -- Section 1 : Sport, law and society -- 1. Historical and cultural perspectives on sport regulation -- The contemporary significance of sport -- Sport and politics -- Sociology of sport -- Feminist theories of sport -- Figurational theory -- What is a sport? -- Social definition -- Sport : a need for a legal definition -- Sports violence -- History of sport -- Historical perspectives on sports regulation -- The Victorian age : origins of modern sport -- The contemporary regulation of sport -- Key sources -- |
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2. Theoretical models of the regulation of sport -- Introduction -- Regulatory regimes -- The rules of sport -- is there a sports law? -- Commercialisation of sport -- The business of football -- The economics of sport -- Characteristics of sport business -- Commodification -- Models of regulation -- Football task force -- The Independent Football commission -- The normative rule structure of sport -- History of rules of sport -- Playing culture -- Supplementing the rules - codes of ethics -- The increasing conformity of playing rules -- Rule changes -- Challenging the rules : cheating and sportsmanship -- It's just not cricket -- What is cheating? -- 1. Bodyline -- 2. Ball tampering 1 : Dirt in the pocket -- 3. Ball tampering 2 : In the high court -- Evaluating cheating -- The normative rule milieu -- Juridification of sport : the role of law -- Viva sports law - sport and the law RIP -- The emergence of legal disciplines -- Conclusion : The emergence of a lex sportiva -- Key sources -- |
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3. Sports and the role of the state in Britain -- Introduction -- Framework of sport in Britain -- The Central Council of Physical Recreation -- The sports councils -- The UK Sports Council -- Sports England -- Sport and social policy -- Sport and social inclusion -- Sport and public policy -- Contemporary state regulation in sport -- Football hooliganism -- Legal responses -- Banning orders -- Boxing : the noble art? -- Should boxing be banned? -- Safety in other sports -- Sport and animals -- Sporting synergy of humans and animals -- The prohibition of blood sports -- Fox hunting -- The Burns Report -- Conclusion -- Racism in sport -- Racism in football -- L'Affaire Cantona -- Individualising racist chanting -- Non-legal approaches to regulating sports-related racism -- Rugby league -- Child protection : sports coaches and child athletes -- Defining abuse -- Development of an effective child protection policy -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Key sources -- |
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Section 2 : The governance of sport -- 4. Governance of sport : national, European and international perspectives -- Introduction -- Governance -- Characteristics of sports governance -- What is effective sports governance? -- European sports policy -- The Council of Europe -- European Commission of the European Union -- The development of a European sports policy -- The European model of sport -- Characteristics of European sport -- is European sport being 'Americanised'? -- The road to Nice : emergence of a distinct EU sports policy -- The future for the EU sports policy -- Globalisation of sports law -- Global sports law or international sports law? -- Conclusion -- Key sources -- 5. The legal regulation of sports governing bodies -- Introduction -- Evaluating self-regulation -- Expertise -- Efficiency -- Mandate -- Accountability -- Procedural fairness -- The domestic position : judicial review -- Setting the scene : Law v National Greyhound Racing Club -- Developing the law : Datafin -- The problem of contract -- Applying Datafin : more problems -- Developing the 'governmentality' test -- The Court of Appeal moves in : Aga Khan -- Evaluating the case law -- Natural justice -- Natural justice and sporting bodies -- The limits of natural justice -- The rule against bias -- The modern law : Jones v WRFU -- Evaluating the case law -- The contractual relationship -- Questioning the contractual relationship : Modahl v BAF -- Extending justiciability -- Evaluating the case law -- The restraint of trade doctrine -- Transfer systems -- Disciplinary procedures -- Participation in competition -- Evaluating the case law -- The Human Rights Act 1998 -- The position of the European Union -- Evaluation -- The domestic position -- The EU position -- Key sources -- |
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6. Alternative dispute mechanisms in sport -- Introduction -- The courts and sports disputes -- ADR : its background and advantages -- Forms of ADR -- Court of arbitration for sport -- Sports disputes and the International Sports Federations -- What is the CAS? -- How does the CAS function? -- Ordinary cases -- Appeal cases -- General procedure -- Ad hoc division cases -- Legal status of CAS awards -- Challenges to CAS awards -- The UK Sports Dispute Resolution Panel -- Advisory opinions -- Mediation and sports disputes -- Why mediate? -- The idea of mediation -- The mediation process -- Common concerns about mediation -- Applying mediation to sports disputes -- The Woodhall/Warren case -- Other sports cases -- Mediation limitations -- CAS mediation process -- SDRP mediation -- The National Sports Dispute Centre -- Conciliation by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) -- Evaluation of sports mediation -- Reasons for its success -- Mediation 'on line' -- Some international experiences -- Internet disputes and mediation -- A sports ombudsman? -- Conclusions on ADR in sports disputes -- Key sources -- |
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7. The legal regulation of doping in sport -- Introduction -- Anti-doping institutions -- The world anti-doping code -- The definition of doping -- Testing -- Disciplinary procedures -- Banned substances -- Enhancing sport performance -- Health risk to the athlete -- Sanctions -- The athletes' perspective -- Conclusion -- Key sources -- Section 3 : The commercial regulation of sport -- 8. Sport and money : accountability and regulation -- Introduction -- Professionalisation and the end of amateurism -- Cricket wars : the packer legacy -- Rugby wars -- The birth of 'super league' -- The professionalisation of Rugby Union-- The impact of television -- Sport Babylon : fraud and corruption -- IOC and ethics -- Football : bungs and brown paper bags -- The 'Bungs' inquiry -- Regulation of sports agents -- FIFA regulations -- Match fixing in sport - it's just not cricket -- The story unfolds -- The Hansie Cronjé affair -- The King Commission -- The Indian CBI report -- Cricket match fixing : the anti-corruption report -- What are the legal implications? -- Horse racing - the sport of kings -- Gambling and sport -- The principles of gambling legislation in the UK -- Conclusion -- Key sources -- |
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9. Sport and competition policy -- Introduction -- EU Competition Commission's policy to sport -- Scope of involvement -- The European competition rules -- The regulation of cartels -- Monopolies and abuse of dominance in the market -- Enforcement and exemptions -- Application of the competition rules to sport -- The approach to exemptions -- Exclusivity -- Transfer rules -- The new transfer arrangements -- The status of the new transfer arrangements -- The FIA compromise -- UK competition environment -- Horse racing -- Competition and broadcasting -- Collective marketing/selling of broadcasting rights -- Australian comparison -- Recent views on collective selling of broadcasting rights -- Conclusion -- Key sources -- 10. Intellectual property rights and sport -- Introduction -- Sport as a global 'industry' -- What is intellectual property? -- In what ways can IP be legally protected? -- IPRs and sport -- The importance of branding -- Trade marks -- Registered and unregistered marks -- Territoriality -- International and regional marks -- Sporting trade marks -- The Olympic rings -- Other trade mark issues -- |
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Copyright -- Originality -- Protected works -- Sound recordings, films, broadcasts and cable programmes -- Duration of copyright -- Duration of copyright -- Defences -- Assignments and licenses -- Other copyright issues -- Patents -- Registration -- Patents and sport -- Remedies for infringements -- Designs -- Confidential information -- Sports personality rights -- Protectability -- Celebrity endorsements and advertising codes -- Unfair competition -- 'Passing off' -- Ambush marketing -- New media and sports rights -- Internet -- Sports web site issues -- Sport and other 'new technologies' -- Conclusion -- Key sources -- 11. Sports marketing, sponsorship and ambush marketing -- Introduction -- Endorsement agreements -- Corporate hospitality agreements -- International sports logo licensing agreements -- Sports logos -- Sports logo license agreements -- Conclusions -- Maximising the financial returns from international sports licensing -- Getting the deal right -- Due diligence -- Timing -- Tax structuring -- Getting the agreement right -- Consideration and payment -- Accounting and audits -- Currency -- Exchange control -- Force majeure -- Withholding tax -- Set-off and interest -- Sporting integrity -- Conclusions -- Sports sponsorship agreements -- Commercial opportunities -- Legal issues -- The EU dimension -- Tax aspects -- Corporate naming rights -- Corporate naming of stadiums and arenas -- Contractual legal issues -- The European scene -- Conclusions -- Sports sponsorship and ambush marketing -- What is sports sponsorship? -- What is the value of sports sponsorship? -- Defining ambush marketing -- Final remarks -- Key sources -- |
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Section 4 : Regulation of the sports workplace -- 12. Sport and contracts of employment -- Introduction -- Who is an employee? -- Agents and managers -- Formation and terms of a contract of employment -- Trainees and apprentices -- Collective bargaining -- Performance of the contract -- Express terms -- Judicially implied terms -- Judicially implied duties of the employer -- Judicially implied duties of the employee -- Restraint of trade -- The Bosman case -- Key sources -- 13. Termination of contracts of employment in sport -- Introduction -- Common law -- Remedies for wrongful dismissal -- Injunctions -- Damages -- Unfair dismissal -- Continuity of employment -- Claiming unfair dismissal -- Grievance procedures and constructive dismissal -- The meaning of unfair dismissal -- Procedural fairness -- Procedural fairness and disciplinary investigations -- Remedies for unfair dismissal -- Reinstatement and re-engagement -- Basic award -- Compensatory award -- Key sources -- |
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14. Sports participants and the law of discrimination -- Introduction -- The Sex and Race Discrimination Acts -- Direct discrimination -- Indirect discrimination -- Racial and sexual harassment -- Discrimination and European law -- Sexuality -- Transsexuals -- Pregnancy and maternity rights -- Equal pay -- Article 39 of the EC Treaty -- Ruling -- Key sources -- Section 5 : Safety in sport : legal issues -- 15. The criminal law and participator violence -- Introduction -- Controlling participator violence by the criminal law -- What is participator violence? -- The relevance of the rules of the game -- Why participator violence needs controlling -- The criminal law -- Breach of the peace -- Common assault -- Offences Against the Person Act 1861, s 47 -- Offences Against the Person Act 1861, s 20 -- Offences Against the Person Act 1861, s 18 -- Homicide -- Defences -- Consent -- Playing culture -- Other defences -- Conclusions -- Criminal law punishments -- Sentences -- Combat sports -- The legal status of boxing -- Other fighting sports -- Conclusion -- Key sources -- |
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16. Tort, compensation and alternative dispute resolution for participator violence -- Introduction -- Tort -- Trespass to the person -- Negligence -- Defences -- Extending tortious liability -- Vicarious liability -- Liability of match officials -- Liability of coaches and supervisors -- Liability for unsafe playing area -- Liability of governing bodies -- Unlawful interference with contract -- Compensation in tort -- Compensatory damages -- Aggravated and exemplary damages -- Conclusions -- Alternative systems of control and compensation -- Control by the governing body -- Insurance -- Future developments -- Conclusion -- Key sources -- 17. Spectators, participants and stadiums -- Introduction -- Parliament and stadium safety -- Stadiums and neighbours -- The arrival and departure of spectators -- Neighbours and sporting events -- Spectator safety -- Overspill from the area of play -- Stadium safety -- Crowd disturbance, management and spectator safety -- Alcohol and sports disorder -- Participant safety -- The Hillsborough disaster -- The inguiry -- The stadium -- Enforcing the safety provisions -- Crowd control and the role of the police -- The legal implications -- Civil actions -- The legislation -- Conclusion -- Key sources -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006279850 |
| ISBN | 1859418945 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781859418949 (pbk.) |
