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#SportsLaw #StateAid #CompetitionLaw Wednesday 10 March 2021 – On 5 March 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the right conferred on four Spanish professional football clubs to continue to operate as non-profit entities and benefit…
University of Lille – Online Thursday 25 March 2021 – 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. (Gauthier Bouchat & Grégory Ernes) (French) Friday 2 April 2021 – 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. (Gauthier Bouchat & Niels Verborgh) (English) Friday 2 April…
1 April 2021 Vrije Universiteit Brussel – Online Lecture for students European and International law on the fundamentals of European Sports Law.The lecture is only open to the relevant students and will be taught in Dutch. Speaker: Niels Verborgh
#ElClasico #IP #trademark Friday 5 March 2021 – A European trademark that is applied for, shall not be registered if it has no distinctive character or if it is descriptive. The General Court confirmed that the “El Clasico” trademark couldn’t take…
4 March 2021 During this webinar, Niels Verborgh will discuss the influence of the EU on sports law, the transfer system and rules concerning multiple ownership of football clubs. This webinar will be held in Dutch. Elsa Antwerpen – Online…
#Sports #PublicProcurementLaw #PublicLaw Thursday 4 February 2021 – On 3 February 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued an interesting ruling in a case involving the Italian football association, the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (“FIGC”). The…
9 February 2021 During this seminar, current topics within sports law will be discussed. Attention will be given to athletes’ status and the issue of sports agents, including discussion of some recent and proposed amendments. The regulations of sports federations, which often have…
#SportsLaw #CompetitionLaw #ISU #Athletes #EULaw Wednesday 16 December 2020 – In its long-awaited ruling, the General Court confirms that the International Skating Association (ISU)’s rules which provided for severe sanctions against athletes taking part in speed skating events not authorized…
#brexit #workpermit #football Friday 4 December 2020 – The UK formally left the European Union on 31 January 2020 and is currently in a transition period until 31 December 2020. Brexit brings a number of challenges to the football world. The…
#Insolvency #DebtManagement #FinancialCrisis #FootballClubs Tuesday 24 November 2020 – Last week, the Belgian Pro League announced that Belgian professional football clubs have suffered a combined loss of income of 275 million euros since March 2020. Now that the burden of…