A Football Transfer Dispute Ignited On Social Media – That Could Have Been Avoided With Mediation.
A Football Transfer Dispute Ignited On Social Media - That Could Have Been Avoided With Mediation....
18 February, 2025
Has The Suspension of FIFA’s Agents Chamber Left Football Agents & Those in Agent Related Disputes ‘Sidelined’?
In the absence of the suspended (FIFA) Agents Chamber, the question has to be asked as to where this leaves agents, their clients (whether players, managers/coaches, or even clubs) and any other related football party as and when a dispute arises – and ultimately does the suspension of article 20...
26 August, 2024
Can Football Participants Opt Out of Seemingly Prescribed Dispute Resolution Mechanisms?.
One of the biggest frustrations and concerns for many football participants (e.g. players, agents, managers, clubs) comes in regard to what happens if they are engaged in a dispute with another football participant. Can Football Participants Opt Out of Seemingly Prescribed Dispute Resolution Mechanisms?...
21 August, 2024
Where is Mediation Applicable in Sports Disputes, and Where it is Not?
Some mediators may well believe that mediation can solve every dispute;but that is simply not the case, due to the variables that may exist in any dispute. All affecting when mediation is feasible in sports disputes, and when it is not?...
02 August, 2024
The Priceless Ingredient in Mediation …… ‘Good Faith’.
We need to appreciate that there is a vital and invaluable ingredient for mediation. This is one not brought about by the mediator(s), but by all parties to the mediation (most notably the disputants) …. and that is the crucial ingredient of ‘good faith’....
27 July, 2024
UK Football Regulator Risks Missing a Mediation (and Med-Arb) Opportunity?
The UK Government's 'Independent Football Regulator' (IFR) is missing out on an opportunity to employ mediation to resolve what is in essence a ‘dispute’ (although it may be presented by some as a negotiation). A renegotiation of the deal between the Premier League EFL, has been reported as there being...
03 June, 2024
Why SHOULD Sports Lawyers Embrace Mediation?
One of the main reasons for this is that the benefits of mediation are easy to identify and in essence can be applied to most disputes (whether in the sports industry or elsewhere). However, as I highlighted in the preceding articles, it requires both the parties in any dispute, and...
16 April, 2024
Why Don’t Sports Lawyers Embrace Mediation, If Not Even Shun Mediation?
Just one such area where there seems to be more resistance than usual from some, is the sports industry, where I focus most of my efforts in dispute resolution as a professional mediator. And seemingly little has changed in 10 years, even though the fields of sports law and mediation...
09 April, 2024
Are Some Members of the Legal Fraternity Amongst the Biggest Hurdles to Mediation?
One of the biggest frustrations of almost anyone in the mediation profession is the huge misunderstanding as to what mediation is amongst the broader community, let alone how the process works, the role of a mediator and the benefits of mediation. This misunderstanding is somewhat understandable to the general public;...
02 April, 2024
FIFA’s Temporary and Partial Suspension of FFAR Leads to Yet More Confusion and Potential Disputes
FIFA ‘throwing yet another hand-grenade’ into the already fractured and confused agent regulatory landscape, with circular 1873 announcing on 30th December 2023; the temporary suspension of several aspects of the FFAR worldwide - this will no doubt further exacerbate problems and confusion for many in the footballing world not least...
31 December, 2023
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