The long-running case brought by the German Olympic speed skater, Claudia Pechstein, against the International Skating Union (ISU) in relation to an anti-doping violation dispute, which occurred in the special medical situation of Pechstein, who claimed to have an inherited blood disease causing the alleged
Throughout the world, there is a continuing need to bridge the gender gap between men and women in the sporting arena and the same is true in the United Kingdom. We report the findings to date of the UK Women in Sport Charity (www.womeninsport.org), whose aim
© IOC/Greg Martin The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has broken with tradition and elected a woman as its new President. She is Kirtsy Coventry, the Zimbabwe Sports Minister, and, at 41 years old, the youngest ever to hold this prestigious position in the 130-year history of the
We are pleased to welcome the German lawyer Oliver Fischer to our Law Firm. Oliver Fischer is a highly respected and well-known sports law lawyer in Germany. His clients are high level sportspersons as well as coaches, clubs, agencies, and sponsors, especially in football, tennis and
The acquisition of real estate in Switzerland by an Italian citizen, or by foreign nationals in general, is not entirely unrestricted but is subject to specific limitations imposed by Swiss legislation, namely the so-called Koller Law. Since 1961, Switzerland has enacted laws governing the acquisition of
With just one year to go to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games, which take place in Italy from 6-22 February 2026, Andrew Parsons, the President of the International Paralympic Committee, has sounded a warning note about the future of the Winter Paralympic Games and, indeed, the
The French Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) commenced a legal action before the Tribunal for Economic Activities (TEA) of Paris against DAZN, the global sports subscription video streaming service, for withholding half of a US$72.7 million (around Sw. Frs. 63.8 million) instalment, due in January
© IOC/Greg Martin A new President, to succeed Dr Thomas Bach, will be elected at a meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which will be held in Athens, Greece, from 18-21 March 2025. The seven contenders are: David Lappartient (France); Morinari Watanabe (Japan); Prince Feisal al
Sepp Blatter, the former President of FIFA and Michel Platini, the former President of UEFA and former Vice President of FIFA, are back in a Special Federal Criminal Appeal Court in Mutenz, in the Canton of Basel, Switzerland, on 3 March 2025, facing the same
Women’s sport is continuing to grow in popularity and gain fans and attract major sponsors all over the world. This is particularly true of women’s football, where it is reported that many men prefer to watch and follow the women’s game, which is opening up new