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With a lot of amateur sports organisations in the UK organised as unincorporated associations, this may leave them vulnerable to being vicariously liable for acts of their players on field. This article by James Brown examines this claim and looks at: ‣ Defining an

There have been a number of recent cases in England and Wales that have considered the issue of negligence in the sporting context. These cases have involved a variety of sports, including rugby, football, and horseracing. This article by Dr David Sharpe KC & Megan Griffiths

⬇️ call for papers for Feminist Legal Geographies panel at the first Critical Legal Geography Conference. Deadline is this Monday, 9th Oct #feministlegaltheory #legal geography #spatial justice ⬇️

The SLSA annual seminar competition is now open for submissions. Closing 18 December. Money can be used to support an individual seminar/short conference/series of events. No restrictions on subject matter, but must be relevant to the socio-legal community. need to be members

Very happy to share our MLS research bulletin for this term, recognising and celebrating all of the excellent research done by colleagues Manchester Law School #research #humanrights #lawschool #legalresearch #sportslaw #disabilitylaw You can read our bulletin here: drive.google.com/file/d/1bVNYt4…

My review of Marco Cappelletti's excellent book, "Justifying Strict Liability: A Comparative Analysis in Legal Reasoning" is now available in the Journal of Professional Negligence. global.oup.com/academic/produ…

New from Mark James and me: Sport, Safety and Participation - The Year in Review 2023/24 lawinsport.com/topics/item/sp… #sportslaw Manchester Law School - Research

The recent personal injury case of Elbanna v Clark [2024] EWHC 627 (KB) is interesting reading for anyone with an interest in rugby / sports law. 🏉⚖️ The judgment is available here: bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/… An amateur rugby player has been found liable for injuring an opponent.

Congratulations James! So pleased to see this published. Thank you for all of your hard work.

New book by James Brown Manchester Law School on ‘Vicarious Liability in the Sports Industry’ Huge congratulations Dr Brown! For more on the book see below / thread routledge.com/Vicarious-Liab…

Delighted to see James’ new book on vicarious liability is now out. Congratulations James Brown !

This is a really good read from James Brown exploring how developments in vicarious liability - how employers are legally responsible for the actions of their employees - applies in sport #sportslaw

Excellent more detailed explainer of James Brown new book on vicarious liability in sport #sportslaw

A really fabulous book by James Brown; insightful, important and nuanced in its approach to some complex legal and social issues. Highly recommend for summer (or, hemisphere dependent, winter) reading. Also if anyone would be interested in reviewing, see Phillip Morgan

And a few more recent highlights from Routledge Sport, Leisure, and Tourism

Just published in the Journal of Professional Negligence: my case comment on the Court of Appeal decision in MXX v A Secondary School [2023] EWCA Civ 996. Thanks to Andrew Bell for the invitation to contribute!

Excellent publications by Manchester Law School - Research Manchester Law School this past term. Well done everyone!

It is with great pleasure that I can announce that Manchester Law School will be launching our LLM International Sports Law and Governance in September 2025. The programme has been developed by Seamus Byrne Sarah Carrick Cem Abanazir James Brown & Kevin Carpenter #sportslaw

Sport, Safety & Participation – Annual Review 2024/25: A comprehensive summary of events, linking the key issues and developments of the past year: bit.ly/41LFI3u Author: James Brown