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Read Gaurav Bhawnani's piece in favour of an extension of sporting bans here. The premise of Bhawnani’s argument is that athletes serving term bans are unfairly benefitting from the current situation, that it is an effective reduction in their sentence as they are not worse off...
A joke in Andrew Fidel Fernando’s hilarious satirical column The Briefing led to the present debate: should players serving term bans see their terms extended due to the coronavirus lockdown? Let me explain what I mean by that. Players, across sports, who have typically committed...
Caster Semenya is fast. Some even say she’s too fast. And in a few days, she’ll get to hear if her speed will be the undoing of what she does best: run. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ("CAS") is days away from its verdict...
Introduction 2017 was perhaps the most significant year[1] in recent Indian football history. The FIFA U-17 World Cup was generally considered to be a success, the Indian national team qualified for the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (“AFC”) Asian Cup for the first time since 2011 and...
Introduction The Board of Control for Cricket in India (“BCCI”) has recently been confronted by the resurgence of an issue involving the National Anti-Doping Agency (“NADA”) and whether, like other Indian sports federations, it should submit itself to the jurisdiction of NADA – by way...
On 28 March, 2018, CA, the governing body for cricket in Australia announced sanctions against the Australian cricketers Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, for their roles in an allegedly pre-meditated plan to tamper with a cricket ball in the 3rd test of Australia’s...
‘The Laws Relating to Fantasy Sports Games in India’ is an authoritative collection of articles on the legal and regulatory aspects surrounding fantasy sports games in India. The publication is an initiative of the Sports Law and Policy Centre, Bengaluru and has been enabled through...
This list of the Ten Reforms Indian Sports Administration Needs has been carefully selected keeping in mind the sporting ecosystem in India and the challenges that have plagued it over the years. This report includes a foreword by Abhinav Bindra. We have recommended reforms under the...
Participation and engagement in gaming is a universally practiced and pursued recreational and social activity offering opportunities for consumer engagement, brand promotion, fan engagement and interest. Games can be in the form of crossword puzzles or quizzes or in more advanced and interactive forms such...
We are pleased to present to you the first edition of the Sports Law and Policy Centre’s Policy Brief titled, “Lessons for India from the Rio Olympics and Paralympics Performances”. We launched this on December 16, 2016 in association with, our partners, the GoSports Foundation at the...
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By Nandan Kamath 1. Who is a sports agent? An agent is a person employed to do any act for another or to represent another in dealing with third persons. The person for whom such act is done, or who is so represented, is called the "principal". A...
By Shibumi Raje Introduction In broadcasting parlance, the term “blackout” refers to limitation placed on the broadcasters to televise a certain event in certain regions and/or on certain television channels at a given time. Although blackout restrictions can apply to any event, more often than not, it...
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By Nandan Kamath While the primary role of a sponsorship agreement is to document the ‘deal’ arrived at, the process of negotiating and finalising the agreement sometimes also irons out the parties’ understandings, which may have previously been inaccurate or incomplete. Therefore, a well conceived negotiation process...
In this learning module, we describe and summarise the current state of Indian law on “ambush marketing”, analysing the applicability and adequacy of available remedies with respect to such “ambush marketing.” Trademark Law Under the Trade Marks Act, 1999, a trade mark may be registered or unregistered....
By Roshan Gopalakrishna Introduction Over a period of time, celebrity endorsements have been viewed as an effective and prominent marketing tool by many companies. Typically, a public figure would appear in advertisements and promotional material marketing the products or services of a company. However, the past couple of...
By Nandan Kamath Introduction Franchising has gained increasing credence as a viable model for companies to expand their business in domestic and international markets. In simple terms, franchising is the practice of starting up a business based upon the intellectual property rights and business methods adopted by...