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	Headliner – Luck of the Irish? Understanding Oakley’s Suit Against Rory McIlroy & Nike
	On 15 December, 2012, Oakley, Inc. (“Oakley”) filed a suit against golfer Rory McIlroy (“McIlroy”) and competitor Nike Inc. (“Nike”) in a federal court at Santa Ana, California. Oakley’s claim is that McIlroy breached the endorsement agreement signed between them, more particularly the ‘right of first refusal’ clause therein, by reportedly entering into an endorsement agreement with Nike without affording Oakley the opportunity to match Nike’s offer.

	Feature – Can't Cope, Don't Dope - Review of v.2 of WADA's proposed 2015 Anti-Doping Code
	The World Anti-Doping Code (the “Code”) drafted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (“WADA”) is the core document that provides the framework globally for anti-doping policies, rules and regulations within sport organizations and among public authorities. The Code was first introduced in the year 2003 (“2003 Code”), revised in 2009 (“2009 Code”) and the 2009 Code is currently being reviewed, the revised draft of which will come into effect in 2015.

	Current Affairs – Advocate General’s Opinion on Free to air Broadcasting of Sports in the EU 20				Current Affairs - Hands-off my Database: Case Comment on Football Dataco v. SportsRadar
	On December 12, 2012, Advocate General Niilo Jääskinen delivered a non-binding opinion on the arguments put to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in respect of a long standing dispute between the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) and the Union of European Football Associations (“UEFA”) on one side and the United Kingdom (“UK”), Belgium and the European Commission on the other.				On October 18, 2012, the European Court of Justice (“Court”), through its opinion in Football Dataco v. Sportradar (Case C-173/11 of the Court of Justice of the European Union), recognised the rights of sporting bodies to control access to and limit the utilisation of their databases comprising of match fixtures and tabulation of live results, as well as the limitations of the exercise of these rights within the European Union.

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