Sports Law

McCann FitzGerald has become the new sponsor of a prestigious horse race at this year's Dublin Racing Festival. The firm is sponsoring the Grade 1 Spring Juvenile Hurdle, which has a prize fund of €150,000 and will take place on 3 February 2024, the first day of the two-day festival.

FIFA and UEFA rules which prevented a group of football clubs from establishing a controversial new European Super League are unlawful, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has found. The two Swiss-headquartered associations threatened to impose sanctions on clubs and players who partic

RDJ has been announced as a new sponsor of Munster Rugby’s senior women’s team as part of a renewed and expanded partnership with Munster Rugby. The law firm’s new agreement includes a renewal of its sponsorship as official legal advisor of the men’s senior team.

Former Ireland international and solicitor David Humphreys has been appointed as the Irish Rugby Football Union's new performance director. Mr Humphreys studied law at Queen's University Belfast and trained as a solicitor with Northern Ireland firm Tughans — under Mike Gibson, himself a former

Dublin lawyer Julian Michael was part of a Dentons team advising on the UK and Ireland's successful bid to host the UEFA Euro 2028 competition. The Euros will be the largest major sporting event ever jointly staged by the UK and Ireland after the joint bid was approved by UEFA in Switzerland earlier

Rugby World Cup organisers have threatened legal action against Greenpeace over a new video narrated by Irish comedian Seán Burke which takes aim at fossil fuel sponsorship of major sporting events. The campaign group today released the short video, which highlights the sponsorship of the 202

Paddy Murphy and Stephen O'Connor of Ogier Leman summarise an English court's ruling that an amateur rugby player was negligent in causing an injury which left an opposing player paralysed. In February of this year, the English High Court found an amateur rugby player was negligent in causing an inj

Irish sports law expert Professor Jack Anderson has been appointed by World Boxing, the new international federation established to ensure boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement, as its first ethics chief. Professor Anderson has more than 25 years' experience in legal practice and sport

Northern Ireland barrister Emma McIlveen has been appointed to the Football Association's (FA) national serious case panel. Mc McIlveen is qualified as a barrister in Northern Ireland, Ireland and England and Wales, and is a door tenant at Broadway House Chambers in London. She specialises in employ

Reddy Charlton lawyer Siobhán Lafferty has completed a global Master's in sports management and legal skills delivered by the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia (ISDE) in conjunction with FC Barcelona. The year-long course involves regular Zoom classes led by professionals from the spor

Australian sports law expert Professor Jack Anderson will speak on concussion litigation at a free CPD event hosted by the Sports Law Bar Association (SLBA) tomorrow. Professor Anderson is on leave as professor and director of sports law studies at the University of Melbourne. He is currently acting

Dublin solicitor Noreen Maguire has been appointed to Rowing Ireland's board of directors. Ms Maguire, the principal of Maguire Muldoon Solicitors since 2002, will represent the Leinster region on the board of the national governing body for the sport of rowing across the island of Ireland.

Former Mason Hayes & Curran chairperson Kevin Hoy has been appointed to the board of Sport Ireland. Mr Hoy, an experienced solicitor who remains a consultant at the firm, joins the board to fill a legal position. He has been involved with sport in a voluntary capacity for many years and is also

RDJ LLP partner and Ireland and Rockmount goalkeeper Brendan O’Connell has been awarded the 32nd FAI Amateur International Player of the Year award for his outstanding performances for club and country.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has launched a new video series to promote the TikTok Women's Six Nations Championship. The firm is a proud sponsor of one of Ireland's leading women's rugby clubs, Railway Union RFC, and is launching the series in an effort to further promote the tournam