Global Annual Sports Day webinar

Bird & Bird's International Sports Group is delighted to invite you to our third global annual 'Sports Day' webinar. The full agenda is below with specialists from across our international offices (plus some special invited guests) delivering insightful sessions relevant to those working in the sports industry.

If you'd like to attend, please register below and you will receive a confirmation email with additional details.

Programme

09:00 - 09:05
Welcome and introduction

09:05 - 09:35
Women's Sport: Discussion on commercial & regulatory matters arising in women’s sport with Edwina Haddon & Isabella Hislop, Chelsea FC – Georgie Twigg, Lereesa Easterbrook

09:40 - 10:10
a) Legislating for a Green & Gold Decade: Australia’s Major Events Legislative Framework –Tom Macken and Tom Green
b) Ad hoc cases at the Court of Arbitration for Sport: practical matters and recent cases – Brianna Quinn and Tiran Gunawardena

10:15 - 10:45
a) Gambling Advertising and Sponsorship in Sport: International Trends – Elizabeth Dunn and Tom Macken
b) Updates in Swiss legislation and review of the leading judgments of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in sports-related cases – Philippe Boss and Despina Mavromati, Bianchischwald

10:50 - 11:20

a) Product/service pricing: a look at the main rules applicable in the UK and EU –Nicola Conway
b) Sports data rights: An update on ongoing litigation and legal issues impacting data rights exploitation – Andy Danson

11:25 - 11:55
a) The changing EU data law landscape: how the Data Services Act, Data Act and AI Act will impact sports business in the EU – Deirdre Kilroy and Georgina Parkinson
b) Reputation Management in Sport: typical legal strategies and practical advice on how to approach a PR crisis – Bryony Hurst and Tom Moore

12:00 - 12:30
a) Matching Rights Clauses: practical tips and legal pitfalls – Craig Giles
b) Data Protection in Sport – Emma Drake and Cat Hughes

12:35 - 13:05
a) Equity and compensation in sports: the rise of the player/owner and associated considerations, player compensation issues and gender pay equality – Jonathan Goldsworthy and Charles Hill
b) Competition Law update: general overview including the impact of the newly-adopted Foreign Subsidies Regulation in the field of sport – Jose Rivas and Saskia King

13:10 - 13:40
a) Organising major sporting events: key points and practical tips to consider – Peter Rippel-Szabo
b) B2C Green Claims in Sport – Will Deller

13:45 - 14:15
a) Ambush Marketing: case studies and legal tools – Benoit Van Asbroeck, Auriane Schockaert and Camille Vanpeteghem
b) Anti-piracy and online blocking injunctions – Alasdair Muller

14:20 - 14:35
Closing remarks

Where possible, we try to avoid holding events over religious and cultural days of significance. Unfortunately this is not always possible and the dates of our events may fall on the same day(s).

Please let us know if the dates of this event impact your religious observance so we can make every effort to accommodate your participation in the event.


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