INFORM: Sports Law – August 2025

This newsletter highlights key developments in sports, esports, and gaming laws in India and internationally. The sports sector continues to experience a growing emphasis on enhancing its regulatory framework through legislative reforms and judicial decisions.

The highlights of the current issue are:

Updates:

• India’s Sports Governance Gets Legal Teeth: The National Sports Governance Bill, 2025
• Aligning India’s Anti-Doping Legislation with International Best Practices
• Google Proposes Policy Modification to Address CCI Concerns on Gaming Apps
• Even As SC Verdict Is Awaited, AIFF Assures Clubs ISL Will Go Ahead This Year
• ECJ Allows EU Courts to Review CAS Decisions for Compliance with EU Law
• Transfer Regulations: FIFA Faces Class Action Following Diarra Ruling
• Doping in Tennis: British Player Tara Moore Banned for Four Years
• Sony Sues Tencent Over Alleged Infringement of Horizon

Case Laws: 

• FIR Quashed in Age Fraud Case Against Lakshya and Chirag Sen
• Kochi Tuskers Case: BCCI Secures Interim Relief Ahead of Sept 17 Appeal Hearing
• ‘Blue Jays’ Trademark: Court Allows Cancellation Petition