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#retirement #athletes #socialsecurity #pension Previous regime Friday, 24 December 2021 – In accordance with Belgian law supplementary pensions can only be distributed as of retirement. However, for athletes, an exception was foreseen. When athletes definitely and entirely ended their relevant professional…
#sportslaw #VAT #socialsecurity #transferfees Friday 3 December 2021 – Who would have thought that the transfer of a trainer from one football club to another could lead to two separate legal disputes before the Belgian courts? Well, this is exactly…
23 November 2021 Château de Forbin, Marseille The conference will be moderated by Mr. Gérard HOLTZ (French journalist and sports commentator) with the participation of Mr. Grégory ERNES (Sports law), Mr. Pierre MAES (TV rights) and Mr. Jean-Michel MARMAYOU (University…
13 October 2021 Ghent University The guest lecture is available to the law students of the Ghent University with an interest in sports law, in preparation of the Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM), a moot court competition organized by the…
#Contract #Football #Sportslaw “Specialized lawyers can act as a trusted advisor providing independent advice on all legal relationships a player enters into.” Daan Buylaert and Sven Demeulemeester clarify their role during Kevin De Bruyne’s contract negotiations. Read the full article…
#Olymics2021 #Fraud #Basketball #3x3Lions The Belgian team that finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics is suspected of having unlawfully obtained its place at the Olympics by possibly artificially boosting its position in the world rankings through fictitious tournaments so that…
#Olympics #Disqualified #Appeal Context 8 August 2021 – On 30 July 2021, during Heat 1/2 of the 4 x 400m Relay Mixed Athletics (“RMA”) semi-finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the United States of America team (“Team USA”) exchanged its…
#doping #lecture #sportslaw This academic year, Grégory Ernes and Niels Verborgh gave a guest lecture on doping in sport to the students of the Masters of Sports law at the Université de Lille (France). Via this link you can find a summary of…
#sportslaw #wagewithholdingtax #football #basketball #BeNeLeague #signingfees #loyaltybonus 30 June 2021 – A recent Dutch court of appeal judgment highlights the issue of the taxability of signing fees following an outgoing loan abroad, and the importance of aligning the tax position…
#FootballLaw #Reforms #TransferSystem Monday 17 May 2021 – Last week, FIFA’s Football Stakeholder Committee (FSC) reached an agreement on the third reform package of FIFA’s transfer system. The FSC’s endorsements include some key objectives and principles regarding, among other things,…