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Are Signing Bonuses Bad for Canada’s Sports Franchises?
Friday, February 9, 2024Ian SpiegelBusiness Law, Corporate LawSports Law, Tax & Estate Planning
Toronto has a rich history in professional sports. The Maple Leafs is an Original Six franchise with the...
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Canada Soccer Loses Bid to Stay Arbitration Award
Thursday, April 6, 2023Stephen A. Thiele, Michael LauricellaLitigationProfessional Sports, Sports Law, Sports, Arbitration
Arbitration provides parties with an accessible and effective resolution mechanism to resolve disputes outside of the...
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Ontario Lacrosse Association Defeats Competitor’s Motion for Injunction
Monday, February 27, 2023Stephen A. Thiele, Michael LauricellaLitigationMembership, Injunction, Sports Law, Organizations
Competition amongst sporting organizations vying for eligible, talented athletes is commonplace. Accordingly, organizations take steps to...
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Self-defence prevails in recreational hockey league stick-swinging incident
Wednesday, December 1, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationHockey, Sports Law, Assault with a weapon, Self-defence
Hockey is one of Canada’s most popular sports. From a young age, many children are taught how to skate and are either registered in organized ice hockey leagues or...
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Sports law and the Competition Act
Monday, September 13, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationSports Law, Competition Act, Professional Sports
Sports law is not just about representing athletes in their contract negotiations with teams, providing advice and legal services on marketing agreements for...
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Facility operator dodges damages award because patron waived liability
Monday, July 26, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationSports Law, Contract Law, Waiver of Liability
Participating in sports is an activity that is encouraged by many. For example, parents enrol their children in a variety of winter and summer sports so that the children can meet and interact...
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Plaintiff Suffers Blow: Punch to Face in Amateur Ice Hockey Game Found to be Not Reasonably Foreseeable
Thursday, July 22, 2021Stephen A. Thiele, James R.G. Cook, Michael LauricellaLitigationHockey, Sports Law, Torts
Ice hockey is governed by rules which penalize certain physical infractions, including cross-checking, fighting, hitting from behind, and...
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Student-Athletes Prevail in Antitrust Action Against the National Collegiate Athletic Association to Secure Education-Related Benefits
Tuesday, June 29, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationSports Law, College, Student Athletes, University
Last week, in the case of National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston et al. 594 U.S., the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held that the rules of the National Collegiate...
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Litigant Misses the Cut in Lawsuit After Being Hit in the Head by a Golf Ball
Wednesday, June 9, 2021Stephen A. ThieleLitigationSports, Torts, Negligence, Golf, Sports Law
Spectating a live sporting event is typically an enjoyable experience. Whether in the arena watching a hockey game or on the course taking in a round of golf, there is a general entertainment value that comes with...
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