Jack Anderson: How sport’s playing fields remain a legal minefield

Last Friday, the Bar Association of Ireland hosted its first ever sports law conference in Dublin. The brainchild of Cork barrister Tim O’Connor and High Court judge David Barniville, the conference is another example of the growing interest in sports law.

Probably the easiest way to explain the idea of sports law is to imagine attending a major sports event such as a Premier League game. Such games are now as much law in action as they are sport at play.

As you approach the ground, you are subject to numerous football-specific public order offences.