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Governance Agents/Appeal/Championship/Commercial/Compliance/Contracts/Disciplinary/England/Governance/Independence/Integrity/Investigations/Judicial Review/Natural Justice/Premiership/RFU/Rules/Salary Cap/Sanctions/Saracens/Transparency/World Rugby February 21, 2020February 25, 2020 by Ben Cisneros

Reforming the Salary Cap

Premiership Rugby has ordered an independent review of its Salary Cap Regulations (the “Regulations”). The review is being conducted by Lord Paul Myners, the former Financial Services Secretary who served under Gordon Brown’s Government. The “comprehensive review” aims to strengthen…

Disciplinary/Player Welfare Appeal/Citing/Citing Commissioner/Concussion/Disciplinary/Foul Play/France/Independent Committee/Injuries/Natural Justice/Player Welfare/Red Card/Rules/Sanctions/Spain/World Rugby August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by Ben Cisneros

The Gabrillagues Ban: Grounds for Appeal?

On Tuesday 20 August, World Rugby announced that France second-row Paul Gabrillagues (the “Player”) had been handed a six-week suspension for foul play in the France vs Scotland match on Saturday 17 August. The player appeared before an independent World…

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“Kicked to the Curb”: Players and Clubs unhappy over Yorkshire Carnegie decision

The financial troubles of Yorkshire Carnegie are now well-known. The Championship side announced in April 2019 that it was to go part-time in order to save costs after its principal investor pulled out, but it was revealed in June that…

Disciplinary Courts/Disciplinary/England/Granny Gate/Independent Committee/Integrity/International Eligibility/Natural Justice/Rules/Sanctions/Scotland/Spain/Tier Two/Wales/World Rugby July 14, 2018July 16, 2018 by Ben Cisneros

Spanish Rugby Federation v World Rugby (Part III)

Spanish Rugby in the Dock Part III: The End of the Line? | Keep Calm Talk Law An appeal committee upheld a first-instance decision that blocks the Spanish rugby team from qualifying for the Rugby World Cup 2019. Both decisions…

Disciplinary Administrative Law/Apparent Bias/Appeal/Belgium/Bias/Disciplinary/Disciplinary Committee/Impartiality/Independent Committee/Integrity/Match-fixing/Natural Justice/Neutrality/Referee/Replay/Romania/Rules/Sanctions/Spain/Tier Two/World Rugby July 10, 2018 by Ben Cisneros

Spanish Rugby Federation v World Rugby (Part I)

Spanish Rugby in the Dock Pt I: Finding Grounds for Appeal | Keep Calm Talk Law A Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification match between Belgium and Spain was steeped in controversy. But in a recent decision, an independent committee declined…

Disciplinary/Governance Anti-Doping/Appeal/Breach of Contract/Contracts/Courts/Disciplinary/Doping/Foul Play/Judicial Review/National Governing Bodies/Natural Justice/Red Card/Review/Sanctions/Supervisory Jurisdiction/World Rugby July 9, 2018 by Ben Cisneros

Challenging the Call: Sporting Governing Bodies and Judicial Review

Challenging the Call: Sporting Governing Bodies and Judicial Review | Keep Calm Talk Law Courts have long resisted extending judicial review to sporting governing bodies, using a strained notion of contract to provide cover where necessary. However, with sport playing…

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