| 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 - 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.
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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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Highlights from the local media of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka June 27th, 2016 | Volume: 2 - 17/6 TOP STORIES Afghanistan Still World’s Largest Opium Producer by Far: Report Daily Outlook Afghanistan| 27 th June Afghanistan is by a long way still the world's largest opium producer, accounting for some 70 percent (3,300 tons) of global opium production, according to the United Nations World Drug Report of 2016.Myanmar is the second largest producer of the drug at 14 per cent (650 tons) of global production. According to the UN report, the total value of the illicit opiate economy in Afghanistan was $2.8 billion USD in 2014 — equivalent to 13 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Maiden joint meeting of Nepal-India EPG next week The Himalayan Times| 26 th June The first joint meeting of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations (EPG-NIR) would be held in Kathmandu on coming Jul...

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