LC3S326 - Legal Issues in Sport 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: LC3S326
Module Title: Legal Issues in Sport
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Law
Faculty Sub Group: Law
Module Leader: Clare Lewis
Module Team: Karen Counsell, Wai Mo, Andrew Baker, Hannah Coburn, Holly Evans
First Intended Intake: SEP 2022 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes:
HECOS Code Weighting:

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

The module will provide students with an introduction to legal issues in sport.

The module will provide a basis for study for students to:

• Demonstrate detailed understanding of the relationship between sport and the law.

• Critically analyse the different types of legal liability which arise in sport and various legal issues and case studies.

• Evaluate the structure and organisation in domestic, European and international sports.

Content Summary

The module provides a wide-ranging examination of the legal issues relating to sport regulation including the following indicative content:

• Principles of regulation, self-regulation and dispute resolution in sport.
• Criminal liability which can arise in sport.
• Civil liability which can arise in sport.
• Drug abuse of sporting participants.
• The safety of stadia and the spectators.
• Discrimination in sport.
• Competition policy.
• Corruption in sport including betting regulations and the problem of match fixing.
• Broadcasting rights, marketing and sponsorship of sporting events.
• Intellectual property rights in sport.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 20
Seminar 20
Independent Study 78
Directed Study 62
Groupwork 10
Problem / challenge based learning 10
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Evidence detailed knowledge and understanding of the legal issues relating to sport.
LO2 Apply, critically analyse and evaluate the legal issues relating to sport in an economic and moral context and with a consideration of the principles of justice and ethics.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Student Choice 1 A specific range of assessment types are offered in order to complete the required task (e.g. essay, report, presentation). The student makes a choice as to which type they use for the assessment. A range of questions related to legal issues in sport will be provided and the criteria is the same whichever type of assessment the student chooses. One mark is awarded. 0 2000 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Case study 1 A concentrated inquiry into a single case or subject in an area related to legal issues in sport. 0 2000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Student Choice 1
Case study 1

Reading List

Gardiner, Boyes, Naidoo, O’Leary and Welch, Sports Law, Routledge
Anderson, Modern Sports Law, Hart Publishing
Anderson, Connaughton, Introduction to Sport Law, Human Kinetics
Pittman, Spengler, Young, Case Studies in Sports Law, Human Kinetics
Lewis, Taylor, Sport: Law and Practice, Bloomsbury Publishing
James, Sports Law, Palgrave Macmillan

Journals
British Association for Sport and Law
Entertainment and Sports Law Journal
The International Sports Law Journal
Websites

http://www.tas-cas.org/news (Court of Arbitration for Sport – News & judgments)
http://www.gov.uk/government/topics/sport-and-leisure (Department for Culture, Media and Sport – UK government information on sport)
http://ec.europa.eu/sport/index_en.htm (European Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture [sport unit] – information on the role of the EU and the development of its competence in respect of sport.
http://www.lawinsport.com (Expert commentary and analysis on sports law issues)