In this episode, we discuss the proposed independent regulator for English football and the White Paper which was released on Thursday 23 February 2023. Ben Cisneros and Donna Bartley are joined by Dr Christina Philippou (Portsmouth University) and Christopher Davis (Oxera Consulting).

In this episode, we discuss Morgan Sports Law and Harbour’s innovative litigation funding scheme available to professional footballers which takes the risk out of pursuing claims before the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber and the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Host, Donna Bartley (Senior Associate at Morgan Sports Law) is joined by Harbour Associate Director, Diogo Gouveia, and Morgan Sports Law’s Nick Williams and William Sternheimer.

In this episode, we discuss the newly-launched Women’s Rugby Association – an independent trade union representing Allianz Premier 15s players. Host, Nick Williams (Barrister at Morgan Sports Law) is joined by former England international and CEO of the WRA, Danielle ‘Nolli’ Waterman; Polly Barnes, a Director of the WRA, and Morgan Sports Law’s Ben Cisneros.

A year on from our ‘Head in the Game’ conference on concussion in sport, we have collated some highlights from the event, in which our guests discuss a range of issues on the topic, which remain just as relevant today.  

In this episode we look back at the significant governance reforms approved by World Rugby over the past year, including the ground-breaking decision to allow players to change their international allegiance.

Host Ben Cisneros (Trainee Solicitor at Morgan Sports Law) is joined by former international women’s rugby player for Wales and Managing Director of FairPlay, Amanda Bennett, and former rugby player and CEO of Pacific Rugby Players Welfare, Dan Leo. 

In this episode we discuss the topic of athletes’ mental health, which has been the subject of recent, and long overdue, attention. Host Tom Seamer (barrister at Morgan Sports Law) is joined by athlete and Olympic gold medallist Tianna Bartoletta, sports psychologist Dr Josephine Perry, and former cyclist and Olympic gold medallist Callum Skinner.

In this episode we discuss Rule 40 of the Olympic Charter and the restrictions it imposes on athletes’ exploitation of their own image. Host, Ben Cisneros (Trainee Solicitor, Morgan Sports Law) is joined by special guests Karla Borger (Beach Volleyball Player & Olympian), Rob Koehler (Director General of Global Athlete) as well as Donna Bartley (Senior Associate, Morgan Sports Law).

In Part Two of a two-part series, we discuss the issue of arbitrator diversity and how the CAS might evolve. Host Tom Seamer is joined by special guests Dr Antoine Duval (Senior Researcher at the TMC Asser Instituut) and Dr Marjolaine Viret (Counsel at PMA Avocats), and by MSL partner and CAS expert William Sternheimer.

In this episode, hosted by Morgan Sports Law Trainee Solicitor, Ben Cisneros, we discuss Rule 50.2 of the Olympic Charter and how the International Olympic Committee seeks to curtail athletes’ freedom of expression at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. We are joined by special guests, Nikki Dryden (Olympian & Human Rights Lawyer), Caradh O’Donovan (World Champion Kickboxer & Co-Founder of Global Athlete) and Donna Bartley (Senior Associate, Morgan Sports Law).

In this episode, Morgan Sports Law Associate, Lisa Jones hosts a conversation on regulatory reform, legal protection and other issues in women’s cycling with guests Iris Slappendel and Rhian Ravenscroft of The Cyclists’ Alliance, an association founded to support female cyclists, run by former and current professional riders.