Sports attorney

"The law of June 9, 2010 [ACT n ° 2010-626 governing the profession of sports agent] was passed because the profession of sports agent was effectively practiced by people sometimes without faith or law, who had no ethics and which were not subject to any body of professional discipline. It was therefore necessary to intervene to regulate and supervise this profession. Admit that the profession of lawyer has a particularly developed and long-standing ethics. It has disciplinary bodies , subject to review by the court of appeal (...) The system adopted allows a lawyer to act as an agent of the athlete, the coach or the club, without having to obtain an agent's license In fact, we can consider that the lawyer has sufficient qualifications to exercise such an activity, without having to obtain a license, which would add nothing. "

"the Government shares your desire to moralize the sports community, which guided your work during the examination of the proposed law governing the profession of sports agent. The legal certainty of agreements can only be reinforced by the intervention of a lawyer, who is a specialist in legal advice and contracts: no one can deny that this is his basic profession. This legal professional works within a well-known ethical framework, with principles of independence and prohibition of conflict of interest. Its presence in the sports field is therefore likely to protect athletes and clubs (...)."

• The principle of independence,
• The principle of loyalty,
• The principle of confidentiality,
• Respect for professional secrecy,
• A duty of information, advice and diligence,
• A vigilant professional order,
• Professional liability assured,
• An ad-nutum revocable mandate.

Thus, failure by a lawyer to comply with his obligations in terms of pricing or professional secrecy as well as those relating to the conclusion of a sports contract with a minor is punishable by two years' imprisonment and 30. € fine as provided for in article L.000-222 of the Sports Code.

The amount of this fine may be increased beyond € 30 up to double the sums unduly received in the event of a violation of the rule prohibiting the fixing of fees based solely on the judicial result.

Violations of the rules concerning remuneration of any kind received for the exercise of a sporting activity by children of sixteen years and under subject to compulsory schooling are punishable by a fine of € 7.

Concerning the remuneration of the sports representative lawyer, as for the licensed sports agent, the amount of the lawyer's fees may not exceed 10% of the amount of the contract signed by the sportsperson or the trainer.

When several lawyers, or a lawyer and an agent, are involved, the total amount of their remuneration may also not exceed 10% of the amount of the contract.

Only the lawyer's client can remunerate him.