📘 Sports Contracts
🗣️ Language: English 📅 Edition: 2025 🏢 Publisher: LexisNexis
“Sports Contracts” is a comprehensive legal treatise offering an in-depth examination of the contractual landscape that governs the world of professional sports. With increasing commercialization, cross-border participation, and the professionalization of sports in India and beyond, this book addresses the urgent need for a specialized legal framework to govern sports-related agreements.
The book dissects the core elements, legal structure, and enforcement mechanisms of various types of sports contracts, making it an essential tool for anyone involved in sports law, contract management, or sports administration.
🔑 Key Features:
✅ Covers all major types of sports contracts, including player agreements, endorsement deals, conduct and image rights, and anti-doping clauses
✅ Explains key principles of sports contract law, including performance obligations, dispute resolution, and disciplinary action
✅ Discusses the role of arbitration, especially institutional mechanisms like CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport)
✅ Highlights ethical and moral clauses, essential in high-visibility and high-stakes sports environments
✅ Identifies common pitfalls in drafting and enforcement, with practical guidance to avoid legal challenges
✅ Includes real-world relevance, with examples from international and Indian sporting contexts
🎯 Ideal For:
Legal Practitioners & Sports Lawyers – Drafting, negotiating, and litigating sports-related agreements
Sports Administrators & Governing Bodies – Managing athlete conduct, discipline, and compliance
Athletes & Agents – Understanding rights, obligations, and safeguards under various contracts
Academicians & Law Students – Exploring the intersection of contract law and sports law
Event Organisers, Clubs, and Medical Teams – Handling legal aspects of professional sports engagement
With the emergence of global sports leagues, foreign athletes participating in Indian tournaments, and the growing regulatory environment in sports law, this book is a timely and authoritative guide for navigating the complex legal challenges in professional sports today.
