Research & Consultancy

Now Accepting Bookings

Friday 30th March 2012 – Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Manchester, UK

The Centre for Sports Law Research (Edge Hill University) and Brabners Chaffe Street Solicitors (Manchester) invite you to an exceptional one day event on ‘Football and the Law’.

Key Themes Covered:

Agent Regulation

Third Party Ownership

Contract Stability and the FIFA Regulations

Social Dialogue in European Professional Football

Broadcasting Rights post Murphy

Financial Fair Play

Confirmed Speakers and Organisations:

Alexandre Mestre (Sec. State for Sport, Portugal)

Carol Couse (Brabners CSS)

Daniel Rodrigues (FC Porto & ECA)

Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros (EPFL)

Jane Purdon (Premier League)

Ken Foster (University of Westminster)

Mark Hovell (George Davies Solicitors)

Maurice Watkins (Brabners CSS)

Nick Craig (Football League)

Nick Fitzpatrick (DLA Piper)

Pedro Velazquez (European Commission)

Paul Harris QC (Monckton Chambers)

Paul Rawnsley (Deloitte)

Roberto Branco Martins (European Football Agents Association)

Stephen Weatherill (University of Oxford)

Theo van Seggelen (FIFPro)

Wil van Megen (FIFPro)

Registration:

This event is highly recommended for those working in legal practice, sports clubs, sports administration and academia.

Registration fees are:

£295 for attendance with CPD points

£195 for attendance without CPD points

£95 for students

For a booking form please email Adam Pendlebury

Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. 

All speakers are confirmed but naturally the final list is subject to change. CPD accreditation pending.

Professor Richard Parrish

Professor of Sports Law

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parrishr@edgehill.ac.uk

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Adam Pendlebury

Senior Lecturer in Law, Programme Leader for LLB Law with Management, Centre for Sports Law Research Coordinator

Work (0)1695 657624

Adam.Pendlebury@edgehill.ac.uk

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http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/profiles/samuli-miettinen

Books

• Mestre, A. (2009), The Law of the Olympic Games, Den Haag: TMC Asser Press, pp. 200.
• Parrish, R., Gardiner, S. & Siekmann, R. (eds) (2009), ‘EU Sport, Law and Policy: Regulation, Re-regulation and Representation’, Den Haag: TMC Asser Press, pp. 619.
• Parrish, R. & Miettinen, S. (2008), ‘The Sporting Exception in European Union Law’, International Sports Law Series, Den Haag: TMC Asser Press, pp. 295.
• Parrish, R., Siekmann, R., Branco-Martins R. & Soek, J. (eds) (2007), ‘Players’ Agents Worldwide: Legal Aspects’, Den Haag: TMC Asser Press, pp. 872.
• Parrish, R. (2003), ‘Sports Law and Policy in the European Union’, European Policy Research Unit Series, Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 271.

Journal Articles

• Parrish, R. (forthcoming, 2011), ‘Social Dialogue in European Professional Football’, European Law Journal.
• Garcia, B., Parrish, R., Miettinen, S. & Siekmann, R., ‘The Lisbon Treaty and European Union Sports Policy’, EPFL Bulletin, No. 7, June-October 2010, pp. 25-29.
• Kustec-Lipicer, S., Licen, S. & Miettinen, S., ‘Editorial’, Sport & EU Review, 2/2010.
• Kustec-Lipicer, S. & Miettinen, S. (2010), ‘Editorial’, Sport & EU Review, 1/2010.
• Mestre, A. (2010), Sports Governance in Portugal, International Sports Law Journal, 1/2, pp. 32-38.
• Coenen, P. (2009), At Last, A Football Law in the Netherlands, International Sports Law Journal, 3/4, pp. 59-65.
• Kustec-Lipicer, S. & Miettinen, S. (2009), ‘Editorial’, Sport & EU Review,Issue 1, October 2009.
• Kustec-Lipicer, S. & Miettinen, S. (2009), ‘Editorial’, Sport & EU Newsletter, April 2009.
• Miettinen, S. & Parrish, R. (2009), ‘Editorial’, in Miettinen, S. & Parrish, R. (eds) 2009 1(3) International Journal of Sport Policy, Special Issue: Implementing the White Paper on Sport, pp. 243-244.
• Rogulski, A. & Miettinen, S. (2009), ‘The White Paper on Sport: Implementation and Future Prospects’, in Miettinen, S. & Parrish, R. (eds) 2009 1(3) International Journal of Sport Policy, Special Issue: Implementing the White Paper on Sport, pp. 245-251.
• Coenen, P. (2008), The Proposed Dutch Football Law and Lessons Learned from the English Approach to Spectator Violence Associated with Football, International Journal of Sport Policy, 1(3).
• Coenen, P. (2008), True Supporters, Strict Liability and Feyenoord: The Problem of Fan Related Violence in Soccer, International Sports Law Journal, 2008/1-2.
• Miettinen, S., ‘Policing the Boundaries between Regulation and Commercial Exploitation: Lessons from the MOTOE Case (Case C-49/07)’, (2008) 3-4 International Sports Law Journal, pp. 11-18.
• Miettinen, S. (2008), ‘Katsaus urheilun asemaan Eurooppaoikeudessa’ [’Sport in European Law: A Review’], Urheilu ja Oikeus 2008 148-165.
• Miettinen, S. & Parrish, R., ‘Conference Report 3rd Annual Sport & EU Workshop’, (2008) UACES News Issue 57.
• Parrish, R. (2008), ‘Access to Major Sporting Events on Television under European Law’, Journal of Consumer Policy, Issue 1, March, pp. 79-98.
• Branco Martins, R. (2007), The Laurent Piau Case of the ECJ on the Status of Players’ Agents, International Sports Law Journal, 2007/1-2.
• Miettinen, S., Review of Andreff, W. & Szymanski, S. (eds) ‘Handbook on the Economics of Sport’, Elgar, (2007) 3(3) Journal of Contemporary European Research, pp. 308-311.
• Miettinen, S., ‘Commission White Paper on Sport’, Sport and EU Newsletter 2, March 2007.
• Parrish, R. & Miettinen, S. (2007), ‘Indirect Nationality Discrimination in Community Law: An Assessment of UEFA Regulations Governing Player Eligibility for European Club Competitions (The Home-Grown Player Rule).’ Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, 5(2), pp. 13.
• Parrish, R. (2007), ‘Regulating Players’ Agents: A Global Perspective’, International Sports Law Journal, 2007/1-2, pp. 38-43.
• Miettinen, S., ‘The Independent European Sport Review: A Critical Overview’ (2006) 3/4 International Sports Law Journal 57-62.
• Pendlebury, A. (2006), ‘Perceptions of Playing Culture in Sport: The Problem of Diverse Opinion in the Light of Barnes’, Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, 4(2), www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/elj/eslj/issues/volume4/number2/Pendlebury.
• Parrish, R. (2005), ‘Death of the Constitutional Treaty – Implications for Sport’, Sport and the Law Journal, Vol.13, Issue 2, pp. 20-24.
• Parrish, R. & McArdle, D. (2004), ‘Beyond Bosman: The European Union’s Influence upon Professional Athletes’ Freedom of Movement’, Sport in Society, Vol. 7, No.3. Autumn pp. 403-418.
• Parrish, R. (2003), ‘The EU’s Draft Constitutional Treaty and the Future of EU Sports Policy’, The International Sports Law Journal, 2003/3 pp. 2-4.
• Parrish, R. (2003), ‘The Birth of European Union Sports Law’, Entertainment Law, Vol. 2, No.2, Summer 2003, pp. 20-39.
• Parrish, R. (2003), ‘The Politics of Sports Regulation in the European Union’, Journal of European Public Policy, 10:2 April 2003, pp. 246-262.
• Parrish, R. (2003), ‘Judicial Intervention and Sporting Autonomy. Defining the Territories of European Union Involvement in Sport’, European Sport Management Quarterly. Special Issue: The Governance of Sports in Europe, 04/02, pp. 296-307.
• Parrish, R. (2002), ‘Football’s Place in the Single European Market’, Journal of Soccer and Society, Issue 3.1, 2002, pp. 1-21.
• Parrish, R. (2001), ‘Sports Regulation in the European Union: A New Approach’, Managing Leisure An International Journal, 6, pp. 187-200.

The Centre is engaged in funded external consultancy within its fields of expertise, and has a number of international partners with which projects requiring external expertise can be completed. To discuss a proposal and costings, please contact the Director, Professor Richard Parrish.

The Centre has recently undertaken the following consultancy activities:

Research Reports

• Parrish, R. & Miettinen, S. (2011), co-authors with TMC Asser Instituteand University of Leiden, Study on the Equal Treatment of Non-nationals in Individual Sports Competitions, Report for the European Commission, pp. 246.
• Parrish, R. & Miettinen, S. (2010), co-authors with TMC Asser Institute and Loughborough University, The Lisbon Treaty and European Union Sports Policy, Report for the European Parliament, pp. 73.
• Parrish, R. et al (2010), Group of Independent European Sport Experts Report on EU Priorities in the Field of Sport, Report for Commissioner Vassiliou, 2010, pp. 8.
• Parrish, R. (2009), co-author with TMC Asser Institute, Study into the Identification of Themes and Issues to be Dealt with in a Social Dialogue in the European Professional Cycling Sector, Report for the European Commission, pp. 168.
• Parrish, R. (2008), co-author with TMC Asser Institute, Study into the Identification of Themes and Issues to be Dealt with in a Social Dialogue in the European Professional Football Sector, Report for the European Commission, pp. 237.
• Parrish, R. (2005), co-author with TMC Asser Institute and Sport2B consultants, Professional Sport in the Internal Market, Report for European Parliament, pp. 92.

Expert Advice

• Parrish, R. (2011), Specialist Advisor, House of Lords Inquiry into Grassroots Sport and the European Union.
• Miettinen, S. & Parrish, R. (2010), ‘The Lisbon Treaty and EU Sports Policy’, European Parliament Committee on Culture, 28 September.
• Parrish, R. (2010), ‘The Specificity of Sport in EU Law’, FIFPro Colloquium, Paris, 22-23 October.
• Parrish, R. (2010), ‘The Lisbon Treaty and EU Sports Policy’, Central Council for Physical Recreation EU Summit, Oval Cricket Ground, London, 21 October.
• Parrish, R. (2010), ‘The Lisbon Treaty and EU Sports Policy: Legal Assessment’, IX Asser-Clingendael Sports Lecture, the Hague, 6 October.
• Miettinen, S. & Parrish, R. (2010), European Commission Technical Assistance Information Exchange Unit (TAIEX), Invited Expert Lecture, ‘The Impact of the Acquis on Sport’, Ankara, Turkey, 17 February.
• Parrish, R. (2009), ‘Collective Bargaining in European Professional Football’, FIFPro Lawyers Network, Hoofddorp, Netherlands, 17 June.
• Miettinen, S. & Parrish, R. (2009), European Commission Technical Assistance Information Exchange Unit (TAIEX), Invited Expert Lecture, ‘Prospects of Development through Co-operation’, Minsk, Belarus, 15 June.
• Miettinen, S. & Parrish, R. (2008), European Commission Technical Assistance Information Exchange Unit (TAIEX), Invited Expert Lecture, ‘The Regulatory Impact of the Community Legislation on Sport for the Benefit of the Albanian Government’, Tirana, Albania, April 2008.
• Parrish, R. (2008), ‘Developments in EC Law’, World Sports Law Report Conference: Players’ Contracts, London, July 2008.
• Miettinen, S. & Parrish, R. (2007), European Commission Technical Assistance Information Exchange Unit (TAIEX), Invited Expert Lecture, ‘EU Acquis Relevant to Sport’, Ukrainian Football Federation, Kiev, Ukraine, November 2007.
• Parrish, R. (2007), ‘Recent Developments in EU Sport’, Portuguese Olympic Committee, September 2007.
• Parrish, R. (2006), ‘European Influences on Professional Sports Administration in the Netherlands’, on the occasion of the ABM AMRO World Tennis Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 20 February.
• Parrish, R. (2004), Consultant for the European Commission (Employment and Social Affairs DG) Project: ‘Promoting the Social Dialogue in the European Professional Football Sector’, European Commission Budget Heading B3-4000 (Jan-May 2004). Papers delivered in Ireland (16/01/04), Denmark (18/05/04), Portugal (24/05/04) and Sweden (26/05/04).
• Parrish, R. (2004), Consultant for the European Commission (Employment and Social Affairs DG) Project: ‘Promoting the Social Dialogue in the European Professional Football Sector (Candidate EU Member States)’, European Commission Budget Heading B3-4000 (Feb-June 2004). Papers delivered in Lithuania (05/02/04), Slovenia (6/03/04), Poland (02/04/04), Czech Republic (22/04/04) and Romania (23/06/04).

• Association for the Study of Sport and the EU
• Cambridge University Press (distributors for Asser Press in the UK)
• Entertainment and Sports Law Journal
• International Sports Law Journal
• T.M.C. Asser Institute Sports Law Research Centre
• T.M.C. Asser Press