Everyone is talking about the digital disruption of sport. Sports stakeholders are on a journey of digital migration. The industry is in the midst of a digital revolution.

The Sheridans Sports Group, led by Jonny Madill, Andrew Nixon and Alex Harvey, were delighted to have been asked by Sport England to prepare its guidance for sporting bodies, clubs and the wider sports and recreation sector on “Return to Play” following Covid-19.

We sat down virtually with Jonny over the weekend to talk about how sport is adapting in the current crisis.

In this short piece, Andrew Nixon and Alex Harvey of Sheridans Sports Group, and David Reade QC and Nick Siddall QC of the Littleton Sports Group consider some of the potential claims which may arise from league seasons being cancelled, with a particular focus on the Premier League. The authors also look at how any losses may be assessed.

One thing that is for certain is that esports, as an industry, is uniquely placed to continue to successfully scale and operate through the disruption caused by COVID-19…

Jonny Madill of Sheridans Sport joined Trev Keane of Ireland Esports and Sportego and Enda Lynch from Munster Rugby for the discussion around Esports in 2020.

Sheridans Sport are proud to support Milestone, a mental health charity that has been set up by our very own Chris Paget.

Much has already been written and said about the impact of COVID-19 on sport and entertainment, and we would recommend reading these articles by Jonny Madill and Alex Harvey, as well as listening to these podcasts also featuring Jonny and Alex alongside Daniel Geey.

Join Daniel Geey on the 6 part series talking boot deals to transfers and more!

Jonny Madill is a lawyer from Northern Ireland who has made his career in the world of Sports Law in London. Sport for Business sat down virtually with Jonny over the weekend to talk about how sport is adapting in the current crisis.

As things currently stand, players whose contracts expire on 30th June will become free agents on 1st July. Their contractual relationship with the club will end, meaning that the club will no longer pay them a salary and they will be under no obligation to attend training or play matches.

As we have done with previous Swiss Ramble threads, we thought it would be helpful to set out some of the key highlights from the analysis, along with some comments of our own.

Much has been written about the devastating impact which the coronavirus is set to have on the sports and wider entertainment industry…

So what has happened?

It was announced earlier this year that the Football Association (the FA) was changing its rules on non-EEA (European Economic Area) players playing in the UK…

Daniel Geey recently teamed up with 21st Club for a four-part series to discuss the big-picture topics in football.

As a momentous summer of English cricket draws to a close, Alex Harvey has put together a short piece on the various revenue streams available to our national players.

Following the inaugural season of W Series reaching its finale at Brands Hatch, we take a look at some of the key elements required to create a successful new sports competition.

Over the past couple of years we have seen a number of sports rights holders feature in all-access, behind-the-scenes documentary series. Manchester City, the All Blacks, Sunderland AFC and Formula 1 are just a few of the names which immediately spring to mind, with Borussia Dortmund, Leeds United and Chelsea Women recently announcing that they will be next to jump on the bandwagon.