Football law seminar - player transfers, agents, and politics videos now live

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On the 23 May 2018, LawInSport  hosted a half-day seminar on legal issues in football and a book launch of ‘Football and the Law (Bloomsbury, May 2018)’. The seminar was held in partnership with Blackstone Chambers, the British Association for Sport and Law and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP.

The seminar covered the latest legal developments in football relating to:

player transfersregulating intermediaries andfootball politics and discrimination

The videos are now available to LawInSport Plus and will be of interest to:

In-house counselSports executives and administratorsAgentsCurrent and former playersPrivate practice lawyersAcademicsStudents

TOPICS AND SPEAKERS

The Football Transfer Market – current issues (incl. training compensation, player registration & transfer of minors):

Jane Mulcahy QC (Chair) - (Blackstone Chambers and co-author of chapter on football transfers)Steven Smith, Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP Graham Shear, Partner, Litigation & Corporate Risk, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (Co-author of chapter on Taxation)

Liz Coley, Senior Associate, Walker Morris (Co-author of chapters on Player Contracts and Transfers)Daniel Lowen, Partner, Level Law (Co-author of chapter on Intermediaries)Amy Wells, Head of Legal, Everton FC

Regulating Intermediaries – what does the future look like for football agents?

Nick De Marco QC (Chair) – (Blackstone Chambers, Editor of book/co-author of chapter on Intermediaries)Chris Duffy, Legal Counsel - Celtic Football ClubUdo Onwere, Partner, Bray & Krais Solicitors, Premier League Match Delegate,  and former professional football player (Fulham FC)Bobby Barnes Dr. Sc., President, FIFPro Division Europe and Deputy Chief Executive, Professional Footballers AssociationLiz Ellen, Partner and Head of Sport or Stefania Lobina, Associate - Mishcon de Reya LLPMike Miller, Chairman, Association of Football Agents (AFA)

Football, politics and discrimination

Lydia Banerjee (Chair) - Barrister, Littleton ChambersChris Anderson, Head of Legal and Commercial, Brighton & Hove Albion (formerly Head of Legal, Everton FC)Ian Mill QC, Blackstone Chambers (co-author of chapter on Arbitration in Football)Paul Gilroy QC, Littleton Chambers and 9 St John Street Chambers (co-author of the chapter on Managers' Contracts)Adam Lewis QC, Barrister, Blackstone ChambersIfeanyi Odogwu, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers and The Football Association Anti-Discrimination Panel