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Title SPORT AND THE LAW
Code ULMS721
Coordinator Dr B Buraimo
Economics
B.Buraimo@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2018-19 Level 7 FHEQ Second Semester 10

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:
HIFI (1), HIFC (1)

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 28

           28
Timetable (if known) Lectures spilt into 8 half-day packages and combined with the opportunity for un-assessed group work and discussion to assist learning.
  		           
Private Study 72
TOTAL HOURS 100

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Practical Assessment  30 minutes - 1 hour  Semester 2  30  Yes  Standard UoL penalty applies  Contract Negotiation Exercise 
Coursework  3,000 words  Semester 2  70  Yes  Standard UoL penalty applies  Individual assignment Notes (applying to all assessments) Assessment 1: Contract Negotiation Exercise: worth 30% of the overall mark Students will be allocated into teams of 2–3 to negotiate one side of a contract based on content from the module (e.g. a Player Endorsement Deal, a club/ event/ governing body Sponsorship agreement, a pre-season friendly). Each team will be given a brief from their Chief Executive/Commercial Director about the priorities for the contract 1 week before the exercise. They are not permitted to confer with the opposing team prior to the negotiation. Teams will then be paired against each other to negotiate a contract. They will have a maximum of 1 hour to reach an agreement. In the week between the scenarios being given to you and the negotiation, each team will need to complete a letter (1–2 sides of A4, there is no formal way this needs to be set out) to serve on the party they are negotiating with (either hard copy or electronic). The letters will not be marked individually, but copies will need to be given to the assessors as they may need to be considered in the overall assessment of your negotiation skills in this exercise. Rights Holder: The rights holder prepares an offer letter, setting out the key terms of the deal. The skill here is to set out enough detail for this to work as a heads of terms while not overplaying their hand. One assessment point would be, for example, the starting price and terms that they are asking for. A failure to meet the deadline will result in a deduction of marks for this team’s negotiation exercise reflecting the delay and the impact of this upon the other team’s ability to respond. Bidder: Once in receipt of the rights holder’s offer, the bidder must prepare a letter making initial comment on the key issues of price, rights and exclusivity. This letter should include an agenda ranking the points in terms of discussion items for the negotiation. The skill here is to move the discussion on sufficiently to make a conclusion in the subsequent discussion realistic, giving an indication to the other party of what areas are most up for negotiation but without giving away their hand. A failure to meet the deadline will result in a deduction of marks for this team’s negotiation exercise reflecting the delay and the impact of this upon the other team’s ability to respond. Resit Students who fail the module and also fail the Negotiation Exercise will undertake an individual exercise for their resit. This will consist of a 1,000 word report discussing the scenario and the likely outcome of the negotiation. It is expected that students engage with both sides of the negotiation and make reference to the relevant law and any relevant examples and identify legal and practical pitfalls. Assessment 2: Individual assignment: worth 70% of the overall mark Criteria for the assignments were circulated in the student handbook and are also noted below. A maximum 4,000 word assignment on a title chosen from a list of eight, submitted with the appropriate submission form. Any requests for deadline extensions must be made to the MBA Director of Studies on the appropriate form, along with any medical notes or other such documentation. These will not normally be accepted after the deadline. Lateness of submission without an extension results in the deduction of marks as outlined in the student handbook. Resit Students who fail the module and also fail the essay need to answer another question from the essay list as a resit. Guidance and Feedback The module co-ordinator will be happy to discuss work informally before submission and comment on assignment plans, but cannot give feedback on drafts of work. Feedback on all assessed work will be given to students by way of formal feedback form within 4 weeks of submission of the work. Students with further questions are welcome to discuss their work with the module co-ordinator informally either during 

Aims
To introduce students to the ways in which the football industry is subject to legal regulation.

 

To enable students to identify, understand and a nalyse the processes and forces of law in this area.

Learning Outcomes
Understanding the basic processes of UK and EU law.

Understand how the law regulates the football industry.

Identify specific legal problems in football industry regulations and practices.

Access, understand and use primary legal material.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Lecture -

Lectures spilt into 8 half-day packages and combined with the opportunity for un-assessed group work and discussion to assist learning.

Syllabus
1 
Week 1: Introduction to the Law; Challenging the Decisions of Governing Bodies; Arbitration
 
Week 2: Using Legal Resources; The Contract of Employment; Restraint of Trade
 
Week 3: Equal Opportunities and Discrimination
 
Week 4: EU Sports Policy and Competition Law
 
Week 5: EU Law and Free Movement
 
Week 6: Intellectual Property; Image Rights
 
Week 7: Protecting Sports Properties and Preventing Ambush Marketing
 
Week 8: Negotiation Exercise

Recommended Texts
Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.
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