
Schelstraete Lawyers is active in the niche of sports law, which is a combination of laws that apply to both athletes and the sports they participate in. It includes contractual issues, delictual claims, agency, antitrust, labour issues, trademarks, discrimination and tax issues.
Litigation
- We offer our extensive legal services to national and international clients involved in an array of sports before sporting, arbitration and judicial organs, in particular:
- Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS)
- National and international federations of sport authorities
Contracting
- We assist clients in all aspects of contacting within the field of sports and we are experienced in:
- Sponsor contracts
- Labour contracts
- Agreements with managers, agents and media bureaus
Advice
- We offer our legal support to national and international sports federations, national Olympic committees, sports clubs, athletes, etc. in terms of representation and/or negotiation
- We also implement anti-doping rules that are required by the World Anti-Doping Agency
Anti-Doping
- We represent our clients and assist them before anti-doping organisations such as the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS)
Tax & VAT Issues concerning cross-border transactions
- We offer our assistance in respect of the tax implications of international relocation
- We offer financial and tax planning for athletes
For any questions, please contact us.