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Pakistan cricketers jailed for betting scam - Three Pakistan cricketers and their agent have been sentenced to a combined period of 6 years 8 months in prison after being found guilty of spot-fixing during a Test match against England at Lords in August 2010. View More

Government supports Select Committee's calls to implement changes in football governance -The Department for Culture, Media and Sport ("DCMS") has published its response to the Culture, Media and Sport's Select Committee report into football governance. View More

Future occupancy of Olympic Stadium still in doubt as new tendering process is challenged and tendering documents are delayed - The new process to secure occupants for the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games, following the collapse of the deal between the Olympic Park Legacy Company ("OPLC") and West Ham United ("West Ham"), is facing legal and practical delays.

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Amendments could be made to London 2012 ambush marketing laws - Parliament is currently considering amendments to the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 ("the Act") in a bid to further protect the 2012 Games from ambush marketing. View More

"Win Clean" anti-doping campaign launched in advance of London 2012 - UKAD, together with LOCOG, WADA and DCMS, has launched a new international anti-doping campaign aimed at educating international athletes competing at the London 2012 Olympics of their rights and responsibilities surrounding anti-doping. View More

DLA Piper has once again been ranked as number one sports team in the UK by Chambers and Partners - "DLA Piper is universally acknowledged to be a market leader within the sports sector, and its role as the key legal services provider to the Premier League deftly underscores this. The team also remains prominent across a wide range of sports, and in a broad array of legal areas. The group has developed a strong reputation for working with major sports events organisers; it continues as the sole legal adviser to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games organising committee, and has also advised the English Hockey Board and Sport England in event-planning procedures.

Simon Levine is the joint global head of the firm's IP and technology practice group, and is widely regarded as 'a top pick for IP and copyright issues in the sports sector'. Nick Fitzpatrick has tremendous expertise in the field of sports and media rights exploitation. He recently led the group in its advice to the Scottish Rugby Union on the sale of its broadcast rights for Scotland's Autumn Internationals to the BBC, and also worked with the Premier League on its title sponsorship agreement with Barclays Bank, and on its new technology partner agreements with Electronic Arts. Fitzpatrick was assisted in both pieces of work by senior associate Patrick Mitchell. Mitchell is one of the rising stars of the firm's sports practice, and specialises in the exploitation of media rights across all platforms. Nicholas West is universally accepted to be 'a truly fantastic broadcasting lawyer'. He has a tremendous track record in working on the broadcasting and audio-visual exploitation of sports. Catherine Beloff is another of the sports team's real rising stars. She is particularly experienced in advising governing bodies on regulatory issues."

According to one client, 'They are really really fantastic. Highly intelligent, very commercial, and they care about their clients'. Another stated: 'We chose DLA Piper because it has specific sports broadcast experience which is difficult to find'.