The Laws of Sports: fast and furious or stable and reliable? - 13-14 Sept, Doha TBC, Doha

Sessions will include:

The Economics of Sports Contracts
– The contract of the athlete (and the coach): a specific employment contract?
– The image of the athlete: which exploitations and which revenues?
– The issue of live streaming apps and the piracy of live sports content
– Why is the sports industry rushing to cash in into NFTs?
– New actors enter the sport business: the case of private equity investment in sports
– Sponsorship agreements : when much is too much?

Sports Governing Bodies : Old Framework and Arising Issues
– Should states regulate sports sectors or should self-regulation prevail ?
– A governance crisis: should the industry reinvent itself ?
– Is corporation or democracy the best model for sports governance?
– What’s next for European sports governance and how will it address its current challenges?
– Governing esports: public policy, regulation, and the law
– Avoiding conflicts of interests : the same old story ?

Dispute Resolution Mechanisms for Sports Conflicts
– The specificity of internal dispute resolution mechanisms of international sporting federations and its limits
– To what extend states courts have a judicial power over sports related disputes?
– Sport and arbitration: the ideal doubles pairing?
– The arbitrability of sports law disputes: the case of employment contracts