Overview
Sports Law advice for businesses operating in Uzbekistan.
Sport is governed by two systems at once: the law of the state, and the regulations of the federations and governing bodies of the sport itself. The two do not always align, and disciplinary and transfer matters are frequently determined by the second rather than the first.
Digests Global Law Firm advises clubs, athletes, coaches, agents, federations and sponsors on the legal framework applicable to professional sport in Uzbekistan and on the regulations of international governing bodies.
Our sports practice covers:
- Contracts of athletes and coaches, including their conclusion, variation and early termination
- Transfers of players, and disputes concerning transfer and training compensation
- Representation before the disciplinary bodies of national and international federations
- Anti-doping proceedings, and representation of athletes in them
- Proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport
- Sponsorship, licensing and merchandising agreements
- Media and broadcasting rights
- Corporate and commercial matters of clubs, including their formation, financing and governance
- Image rights of athletes, and their commercial exploitation
- Recovery of debts owed to and by clubs, including under membership arrangements
- Insurance of athletes, and claims arising from injury
- Employment, tax and immigration matters affecting foreign players and coaching staff
Proceedings in sport are subject to short and strictly applied time limits, and an appeal filed late is generally not heard at all. We advise clients to take advice as soon as a decision is notified.
Key services
- Company formation and licensing
- Shareholder and joint venture agreements
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Privatisation and state asset transactions
- Corporate governance and board advice
- Reorganisations and group restructuring
- Share and asset purchase documentation
- Corporate approvals and regulatory filings
- Shareholder disputes and derivative claims
