Sport: Law and Practice

No self-respecting Sports Lawyer, therefore, should be without a copy of this fine Book! – Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw, International Sports Lawyer, Academic, Author * Global Sports Law and Taxation Reports (Review of previous edition) *Sport: Law and Practice remains the most comprehensive text for UK sports law…I expect to see this excellent book on sports law practitioner shelves up and down the country – Kevin Carpenter, Solicitor, Sport, Media and Entertainment, Hill Dickinson LLP * Sport and Law Journal (Review of previous edition) *This volume deserves a place not only in the libraries of law schools, universities, and law firms, but also in an easily accessible position on the shelves and desks of individual sports lawyers, solicitors, barristers, leaders of governing bodies, sports agencies, and clubs, and in the libraries of commercial actors invested in sports, around the world…I must give this volume two thumbs up, way up – Jeffrey Benz * Law in Sport (Review of previous edition) *…no serious practitioner in this area could deprive him or herself of the expertise displayed by the writers of these chapters… Lewis and Taylor may not be a book for a philosopher of sporting ethics, but for those whose focus is on the arena, not the ivory tower, it has everything to offer. * International Sports Law Review *Lewis & Taylor’s 4th edition of Sport: Law & Practice is not the word of God: it is indeed “merely” the assembling of keen insights and in-depth reference materials from an all-star cast of quite brilliant humans. But if not scripture, it is the most authoritative commentary on sports law in the English-speaking world. I would not dream of writing about a matter of European or British sports law without consulting it. In addition to updating cases, the new edition provides sharper analyses (sometimes provocative) that justify its acquisition for users of earlier editions and those entering the specialization today. * Professor Stephen F. Ross, Penn State University *

Adam Lewis KC is a barrister at Blackstone Chambers. He is recognised as the leading expert on sports law at the Bar, and is ranked as the only Star Individual in this area by Chambers UK 2020. His sports law work covers the full range from the legality of governing bodies’ rules and actions to disciplinary and drugs-related work, and from player/club disputes to the commercial exploitation of sport through broadcasting, sponsorship and merchandising. He has acted in many of the leading sports cases before the English courts, domestic arbitral tribunals, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport. He sits as an arbitrator in sports cases, and chaired the 2018 Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis.

Jonathan Taylor KC is co-head of Bird and Bird’s International Sports Group. He has been ranked as a leading sports law practitioner for many years by both Chambers UK (2020: ‘Star individual’) and The Legal 500 (2021: ‘Hall of Fame’), and advises nationally and internationally on cutting-edge commercial, regulatory, and contentious issues across all major sports. He was the chair of WADA’s independent Compliance Review Committee from 2016-2020 and of the IBU External Review Commission from 2018 to 2020, and also conducted both the Governance Review and the Bury FC Review for the English Football League in 2019. He appears regularly before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and other sports tribunals, including appearing for the international federation in landmark cases Puerta v International Tennis Federation; International Cricket Council v Butt, Amir & Asif; Russian Olympic Committee v International Paralympic Committee; and Caster Semenya v IAAF.