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The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision classifying the tax regime of four Spanish professional football clubs as State aid

26/02/2019

The Court holds that the Commission has not shown to the requisite legal standard that the measure at issue conferred an advantage on its beneficiaries. Read the ECJ's press release  

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Sport law

EU Law and competition

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned Chelsea FC and The Football Association for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18

22/02/2019

Chelsea FC has been found to have breached Article 19 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) in the case of 29 minor players and to have committed several other infringements relating to registration requirements for players. The club also breached Article 18bis RSTP in connection with two agreements it concluded [...]

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Sport law

PARIS 2024 puts forward its proposal for new sports: skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing and breaking

21/02/2019

The sports proposed by Paris 2024 will be reviewed by the Olympic Programme Commission. A recommendation by the Commission will then be presented to the IOC Executive Board in March. If accepted, it will then be presented to the IOC Session. Read the news    

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Sport law

WADA removes Nigeria from World Anti-Doping Code non-compliant list

21/02/2019

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announces that, following a circular vote of its Executive Committee (ExCo), the Agency has today removed the Nigerian National Anti-Doping Committee from the list of Signatories deemed non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code. Read WADA's media release  

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Sport law

The Spanish Government approve new Sports Law draft bill

1/02/2019

The draft bill of the new Sports Law addresses practically all the new challenges facing the world of sport and seeks to contribute to the progress in areas such as equality, inclusive sports, and good governance of sports entities, among others. The new Sports Law is meant to update the legislation, which has been in [...]

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Sport law

We attended the FIFA Football Law Annual Review 2018

15/02/2019

We attended the inaugural FIFA Football Law Annual Review at FIFA Headquarters in Zurich. The focus was on the most important regulatory changes and decisions of 2018, which were shared through presentations given by FIFA legal department’s members. FIFA Football Law Annual Review 2018

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José Carlos Páez

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Sport law

On February 12th, we participated in the sixth session of the 2018/2019 LaLiga Conferences on Sports Law, in LaLiga headquarters in Madrid

12/02/2019

In addition to the usual reviews of the developments in sports law matters and sports law jurisprudence of the last month; we discussed about the implementation of compliance programs in football clubs, as well as the financing of sports club.

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Sport law

The January 2019 issue of our Sports & Music Law Newsletter on sports law is now available

5/02/2019

You can read our January 2019 Sport & Music Law Newsletter HERE. If you prefer to receive it every month directly in your inbox, then please send us an email to info@paez.mislatadigital.com indicating in the subject field or in the body of the email “SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER”.

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Spanish Competition Authority: Compliance Section – Discussion about temporary joint ventures

28/01/2019

An opportunity for the discussion on the most controversial issues concerning the doctrinal, academic and jurisprudential aspects of the participation of temporary joint ventures in public tenders. And an analysis of the decisions by Spanish Special Bidding Appeal Bodies and by Competition Authorities, both in their advisory and sanctioning capacity. Spanish Competition Authority: Compliance Section [...]

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José Carlos Páez

EU Law and competition

Conference organized by the EU and International Law Section of the Madrid Bar on the relationship between EU Law and international arbitration

14/01/2019

The debate revolved around one of the most debated legal topics at European and international levels: the relationship between EU Law, as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union jurisprudence, and international arbitration, as both commercial and investment dispute resolution method. Conference of EU and International Law Section of the Madrid Bar [...]

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José Carlos Páez

Arbitration

EU Law and competition