News 2012
15.05.2012
Along with FC Bayern AG and European Club Association (ECA) we thank over 130 participants from 25 different countries for attending our seminar "Disputes in Sports" in the Allianz Arena.
Please visit our event website for the presenations and photos.
27.04.2012
The district court of Hamburg confirms the German Sailing Federation’s decision to propose Kathrin Kadelbach and Friedericke Belcher as part of the German Olympic Team 2012
The dispute between two sailing teams about the right to represent Germany in the London Olympic Games has been decided by the district court of Hamburg in favour for Kathrin Kadelbach and Friedericke Belcher, represented by Martens Lawyers.
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The court rejected a motion filed by the 470-class sailors Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke, requesting that the German Sailing Federation propose them instead of (or together with) Kadelbach and Belcher to the German Olympic Committee. Lutz/Beucke argued unsuccessfully that they had been disadvantaged by the German Sailing Federation in the framework of the national qualification races, namely during the Worlds 2011 in Perth, Australia. According to the decision of the Hamburg district court, Kadelbach and Belcher remain the only team in the 470 women's class proposed to the German Olympic Committee for the 2012 Olympic Team.
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Heiner Kahlert discusses ECJ judgment in "Murphy" case
In the 4/2011 issue of the law journal causa sport, Heiner Kahlert discusses the landmark decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rendered in the case of the English pub owner Karen Murphy against the company operating the British Premier League.
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Although the ECJ declared the common practice of conferring absolute territorial exclusivity to TV broadcasting rights an infringement of EU law, Heiner Kahlert explains in his article that the consequences for right holders might not be as dramatic as many have feared.
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