14 - Competition Law in Sport

The Sports Law Podcast returns! Join Nick De Marco KC as he presents recorded highlights from the 2025 Blackstone Chambers Competition in Sport Law Conference. Recorded at The Royal Society of Arts (RSA), this session featured Blackstone barristers Adam Lewis KC, James Segan KC, Ava Mayer, Ravi Mehta, Tom Coates, Tom Mountford along with Nick De Marco KC. During this session, the panel discussed where competition law in sport stands after a spate of important decisions before domestic arbitral and disciplinary Tribunals and in the EU courts, before considering where we may be heading including by reference to object infringements and justification, fora and the interplay between competition law and restraint of trade post Brexit.To access the PowerPoint slides used at the seminar, please head to the Sports Law Podcast landing page on the Blackstone Chambers website and navigate to episode 14.