Football and the Law

Mr Nick De Marco KC

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Bloomsbury Professional
02 December 2022

Law; Sport & the law

Football is the biggest game in the world and the richest. This has contributed to the growth of legal issues and disputes in football and to an increasingly specialised legal services market in football. Since 2002, approximately half of all sports disputes before the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) have been in football.

Football and the Law provided the first comprehensive review of the law relating to all aspects of football in the world, including all the main regulatory and commercial aspects of the sport. With contributions from 67 of the leading experts in the field, it is a valuable resource to lawyers and others active in the football industry, as well as a vital source of material to students, legal practitioners and others who wish to learn more about the area. The work includes reference to the key legal principles, cases and regulatory materials relevant to football.

The key developments for the 2nd Edition include:

- Refiguration of European football/ ESL breakaway / new international structures -

Independent regulation of football

- Impact of Brexit

Safeguarding – child abuse in football

- Growth of racism and regulatory responses - FIFA banning ‘bridge loans’ (relevant to third party ownership)

- FIFA’s new plans to regulates agents and cap fees

- Emergence of salary caps in football and legal challenges to them

- Various high profile Financial Fair Play cases Class action in football re head injuries

- Challenges to Owners and Directors test – calls for independent regulator

- New chapter covering developments in CAS cases

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Sports Law online service.

By: Mr Nick De Marco KC
Imprint: Bloomsbury Professional
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.292kg
ISBN: 9781526521811
ISBN 10: 1526521814
Pages: 824
Publication Date: 02 December 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction and Overview 2. Institutions 3. International Federations 4. European Law in relation to Football 5. Employment Law and Football 6. Contracts - Players 7. Contracts – Managers 8. Player Transfers 9. Immigration and GBE’s 10. Academies and Youth Issues 11. Safeguarding 12. Third Party Investment 13. The Regulation of Intermediaries 14. Image Rights 15. Taxation 16. Sponsorship and Commercial Rights 17. Financial regulation and Financial Fair Play 18. Personal Injury 19. Broadcasting 20. Stadia, Hillsborough, Health & Safety and Policing 21. Ticketing 22. Ownership Issues and the Fit and Proper Person test 23. Privacy and Defamation 24. Discipline 25. Doping 26. Corruption 27. Players’ Representation, the PFA and FIFPro 28. Mediation 29. Arbitration 30. International Disputes and the CAS 31. Leading CAS cases in football

Nick De Marco KC of Blackstone Chambers is ranked as one of the leading sports law barristers and the foremost practitioner in football disputes. As well as acting for international and national federations, premier league and international football clubs, players, athletes and their unions, Nick sits as an arbitrator across a number of sports: he is a member of the IAAF Disciplinary Commission, Sports Resolutions’ independent Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators and the specialist sports list of arbitrators at the Asian International Arbitration Centre. Legal 500 (2022) said Nick: “has the best working knowledge of the football regulatory landscape of the barristers at the Bar”. Nick is a member of the Editorial Board of Law In Sport and of ‘Football Legal’ and he writes and lectures on sports law issues. He is co-author of ‘Challenging Sports Governing Bodies’ (Bloomsbury, 2016) the author and General Editor of the first edition of ‘Football and the Law’ (Bloomsbury, 2018) and he hosts ‘The Sports Law Podcast’ (in association with Blackstone Chambers). He is a director of the British Association for Sport and the Law (BASL).

Reviews for Football and the Law

This book will not only be of great value to students, junior lawyers and those wishing to development a legal or commercial career in football, but also those who are well established lawyers, executives, agents and professionals working within football who will find the analysis and practical guidance in the book useful helpful reminder or as a cause for reflection on current practices and structures -- Sean Cottrell, CEO LawInSport It should not only form a part of every sports lawyer's library but will also be of great use to governing bodies, football clubs, players' representatives and the sport's financial partners -- Adam Lewis QC In an ever changing litigious world this is a must read for all players, spectators and administrators to keep ahead of the game! -- Gordon Taylor OBE, Chief Executive of the Professional Footballers' Association and former professional football player A must-read for those working in the industry and curious fans -- Matt Hughes, deputy football correspondent, The Times A one-stop-shop of expert commentary and analysis of the highest quality in all of the key areas -- Howard Wilkinson, Chairman of the League Managers Association A must have resource for anyone in the football business -- Jonathan Barnett, leading football agent and Chairman of ICM Stellar Sports This book makes out a strong case for the existence of a body of 'football law' justifying a work dedicated to the subject. By its expert, detailed and wide-ranging coverage of the relevant legal issues, it represents the fine execution of an excellent idea -- The Rt. Hon. Sir Stephen Richards, Former Lord Justice of Appeal