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Guidelines for professional and federated sportsmen and women determined by ORDER SND/388/20204/05/2020
Order SND/388/2020, of 3 May, setting out the conditions for the practice of sport by professional and licenced athletes (published in the Spanish Official Journal (BOE): available Here)
The April 2020 issue of our Sports & Music Law Newsletter on sports law is now available 4/05/2020
You can read our April 2020 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@nebotpaez-abogados.com indicating in the subject field or in the body of the email “SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER
Osasuna case’: 9 of 11 accused sentenced to prison24/04/2020
Among those sentenced to prison, there are the former manager of the club, Vizcay, with the heaviest sentence, the former president Archanco and two former Real Betis players, Amaya and Torres. Read the sentence(in Spanish)
Impact of the covid-19 health crisis: New dates for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are known30/03/2020
The Tokyo Olympic Games will be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021, while the Tokyo Paralympic Games will take place from 24 August to 5 September 2021. Read the news.
Impact of the covid-19 health crisis: The Spanish Secretariat for Sports has informed of its decision to suspend sports federations scheduled elections until the state of emergency is lifted20/03/2020
Spain’s public regulatory body for sports has issued a legal report in support of its conclusion that the Royal Decree declaring the state of emergency prevents the elections from taking place. The Spanish FA is amongst those concerned. Read the news (in spanish).
Covid-19 health crisis – Impact on international football: Bureau of the FIFA Council’s decisions 18/03/2020
The Bureau has agreed to reschedule the Copa America, the EURO and the new Club World Cup; and has set up a FIFA-Confederations working group tasked with addressing competitions calendar, transfer of players and a potential support fund. Read the news.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) annuls the suspension of track and field athlete Jarrion Lawson9/03/2020
Considers it more than likely that the origin of the banned substance for which he tested positive was contaminated beef consumed in a restaurant. Read the resolution.