Sports law
Football-related disputes
Professional sports is a complex and increasingly valuable industry. In recent years, national and international sports law has become highly specialized, which requires qualified sports lawyers.
SME Law is an Oslo-based law firm specializing in sports law and arbitration. SME Law’s lawyers. Espen Auberg and Eirik Monsen, have vast experience with sports law and football law foand are both arbitrators at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Advokatfirmaet SME has several dedicated sports lawyers with extensive experience in national and international sports law and dispute resolution. The lawyers at Advokatfirmaet SME provide legal assistance in sports law to athletes, clubs and others in the sports industry. Our clients benefit from our extensive expertise in the relatively narrow field of sports law.
The law firm SME has sports lawyers who offer assistance in the following sports law areas:
The law firm SMEs Sports Lawyers has significant experience in football-related disputes between clubs, players, managers, agents and others within the football industry. The unique employment relationship between a football club and a player, where the player, unlike other employees, is tied to the club for the entire contract period, requires a good understanding of football regulations and employment law, as well as the specific dispute resolution mechanisms that apply to football.
Sports-related disciplinary matters
The law firm SME is frequently involved in national and international disciplinary cases, including alleged breaches of sports regulations, involving clubs, players, managers, coaches and international organisations such as UEFA and FIFA. The rules of football, including the regulations of national associations, UEFA and FIFA, can be complex. The sports lawyers at the law firm SMEs offer assistance to clubs, players and others involved in disciplinary cases.
Requirements for transfer fee, training and education compensation and solidarity funds
Within football, nearly 17,000 international transfers are carried out every year at a total cost of over seven billion euros. Many of these transfers affect Norwegian clubs to a greater or lesser extent. A large proportion of these transfers lead to disputes between clubs either because the transfer fee is not paid in full, or because claims for training compensation or solidarity funds are not met. FIFA has established committees that are competent to handle these claims. The law firm SMEs sports lawyers has the necessary expertise to successfully represent clubs in these processes.
Sponsorship agreements and marketing
Sponsorship and marketing agreements in sports allow a company to profit from the image, goodwill, reputation of an individual athlete or organization in exchange for financial compensation. The law firm SMEs Sports Lawyers has prepared a number of sponsorship agreements, taking into account the specific needs of the parties involved.
Management and governance projects
The law firm SME Sports Lawyers has significant experience in establishing regulatory frameworks within national and international sports organizations, such as statutes and regulations. In this process, consideration must be given to ensuring the independence of panels and committees.
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