Why sport ends up in court
The author of a new textbook about sports law is blunt about the intersection of law and sport: “With sports law you’re generally talking about professional sport, and wherever there’s money there’ll be law, and lawyers.
“For instance, despite the recession, TV companies, sponsors and overseas owners are willing to invest huge money in the Premiership, and anywhere there’s huge money there are huge commercial interests to protect – and that often comes out in the form of legal protection.
