In this Post, we focus on some key judicial developments and their application in France. Sport is not exempt from free market rules in the European Union (EU). Whilst Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) recognises the specific nature of
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
Wir freuen uns, den deutschen Rechtsanwalt Oliver Fischer in unserer Kanzlei willkommen zu heissen. Oliver Fischer ist ein hoch angesehener und renommierter Sportrechtsanwalt in Deutschland. Zu seinen Mandanten zählen Spitzensportler sowie Trainer, Vereine, Agenturen und Sponsoren, insbesondere in den Sportarten Fussball, Tennis und Handball. Dank seiner umfangreichen
Der Erwerb einer Immobilie in der Schweiz durch einen italienischen Staatsbürger oder einen ausländischen Staatsbürger im Allgemeinen ist nicht völlig frei, sondern unterliegt bestimmten Beschränkungen, die aus einer besonderen schweizerischen Gesetzgebung hervorgehen: der sogenannten Lex-Koller. Seit 1961 gibt es in der Schweiz Gesetze, die den Erwerb
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