Contract law in sports law
Sport is based on a multitude of contracts with major legal, economic and media challenges. Employment, image, sponsorship or audiovisual rights contracts structure relationships between athletes, clubs, agents and partners. This one-day course offers a practical and transversal reading of contract law applied to the world of sport. It aims to identify the essential mechanisms, the specific obligations and the main contractual risks. Through concrete cases and scenarios, participants acquire legal tools that can be immediately mobilized to secure the negotiation, drafting and execution of sports contracts.
Structuring contracts for sports activity
This first part discusses the contracts at the heart of the sports relationship. The professional athlete's employment contract is analyzed in terms of its definition, certification and specific obligations. The image contract, essential to the valorization of athletes, is studied through its principles and the associated legal risks. Sports agent contracts are the subject of a particular focus, from their history to their main practical modalities. A scenario allows participants to discuss sensitive clauses in a relationship contract, in order to better identify the points of vigilance during contractual negotiations.
Commercial contracts, transfers and media rights
This second part explores contracts related to the economic exploitation of sport. Transfer contracts are presented through their legal framework and the risks they raise for clubs and players. Ticketing and sponsorship contracts are analyzed in terms of their principles, especially in sensitive sectors such as alcohol, tobacco or sports betting. Finally, sports audiovisual rights contracts are studied in terms of their respective competencies and frequent litigation. A practical case makes it possible to confront participants with a concrete problem of local recruitment and contractual strategy.
