Why Independent Football Regulator could give fans more access than ever Sport Business Football’s new regulator may well shine a light into the dimmer corners of the beautiful game: its legal disputes. For decades, the most high-stakes legal battles in English football have been resolved behind closed doors. Whether it’s the intricacies of Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR), Manchester City’s infamous 115 charges, or Associated Party Transactions, the [...]
Tennis shines a light on new competition law battleground in sport Sport Business Does the tennis court situation prove that communication is always the answer, asks Thorndon Partners co-founder Charles McKeon. The problem with trying to shut down a conversation is that it often has the opposite effect. That’s a lesson the governing bodies of tennis may be learning the hard way. Public and private communications between players [...]
English football’s record year for legal spending – can it stay secret? Sport Business Before the Christmas break the Premier League published an article posing the question: what Premier League records for a calendar year can still be broken? While fans watched the glut of fixtures over Christmas, another record had already been set: 2024 was the year that English football was dominated by legal disputes. The Premier League [...]
Outspoken climate lawyers have thrown out the PR rulebook – and it could catch on February 14, 2024 Climate litigation cases have seen lawyers become increasingly outspoken. Could the days of no comment be behind us, Charles McKeon asks.
