The European Court of Human Rights considers, in a judgment n ° 48151 / 11, dated 18 January 2018, that the French State, by imposing a system of localization to the sportsmen, does not violate the article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights.

The Court of Cassation (by two judgments of 2017) clarified the respective definitions of the offer and the unilateral promise of a sportsman's employment contract between a sports club (rugby) and a player (recognizes the existence of a contract due to the meeting of the wishes of the parties)

The Court condemns the Française des Jeux (FdJ) to pay the winnings of a bettor (error in the calculation of the odds - FdJ responsible - inexcusable error not allowing the cancellation of sports betting contracts - FdJ must prove knowledge of the results by the bettor when placing his bet)

The Council of State, by order of the 25 August 2017, dismissed the application for interim measures of a swimming coach suspended by the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) on the ground that it had Opposed to the control of swimmers it entails.

The Administrative Court of Appeal of Paris has confirmed, in a judgment of February 7 2017, that the gains of a professional poker player are taxable as non-commercial profits (BNC).

According to FIFA's press release, the Court of Arbitration for Sport would have validated under European Union law the sanction imposed by the Disciplinary Commission on FC Seraing for violations of the regulations related to the ownership of the economic rights of players by players. third party TPO

The Administrative Court of Montreuil suspended, by an order of February 24, 2017, the execution of the decision of the French Boxing Federation imposing on an amateur boxer the disciplinary penalty of suspension of federal license for five years.

The 2nd civil chamber of the Court of Cassation, in its judgment of February 13, 2014, takes stock of the application of the "URSSAF franchises" and "flat-rate bases" for sports associations: educators and salaried guides are thus excluded from the URSSAF franchise.

According to the judgment of the Lyon Labor Council, a deduction from wages decided by a professional football club against one of these players is a financial penalty prohibited by the Labor Code. Cabinet Bertrand is the player's counsel in this matter.

On January 19, 2017, the Commercial Court of Hainaut, in the context of the dispute between the player Lassana Diarra and FIFA and the Belgian Football Federation, declared article 17.2 of the Regulation of Status and Transfer of Players.

The Council of State had to know of its first case in which the athlete requested the annulment of the sanction imposed by the French Agency for the Fight against Doping (AFLD) because of the substantial assistance provided. The athlete's argument did not succeed (CE 23 December 2016 n ° 399728)

A company which sells tickets for matches in particular for the French football team when it does not have the authorization of the Federation which enjoys the monopoly of operating these matches on the national territory is a fault incurring tort liability

A decision of the Council of State of April 11, 2014 allows us to complete our study of the ABéCéDaire concerning education against remuneration. This judgment returns to the subject to the Value Added Tax (VAT) of the courses given by the holder of a State Certificate of Sports Educator (BEES)

The Finnish eSport federation is now a member of the Finnish Olympic Committee which has recognized its existence. The Club of Valencia, Spain, seized the Court of Justice of the European Union against the decision of the European Commission relating to the State aid granted by the Kingdom of Spain

Several important decisions have been taken by Fifa and UEFA. Gibraltar should join Fifa, Kosovo is a new member of UEFA. In Africa, the Beninese Federation is suspended by Fifa; and Equatorial Guinea, she is excluded from the 2020 Women's Olympic Football Tournament

The Supreme Court has just recalled, in a ruling dated February 4 2015 (c Gunn / Poitiers Basket 86, 13-26.172 No), the prohibition of termination clauses in the contracts of fixed-term work of professional sportsmen.

A judgment of the Court of Arbitration for Sport of December 3, 2014 makes it possible to reconsider the notion of "just cause" allowing one of the two parties (the player or the club) to terminate the employment contract binding them in advance.

A judgment of the Administrative Court of Nantes (n ° 14NT01716, June 11, 2015) reminds us that in terms of taxation, an arbitrator cannot be considered as an athlete.

German justice refused to apply a judgment of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the grounds that it was contrary to European Union law. In a new judgment of the Federal Court of June 7, 2016, the courts revisited this position and validated the procedure before the CAS.

While his suspension was reduced to one year by the Supreme court (April 15, 2016), the French Antidoping Agency (AFLD) indicated according to a press release that the judoka Loic Korval will not have served by the Games his suspension for three failures to locate