AI for Sports Law
What Lexiel does for sports law
Professional athlete contracts
Draft and review professional athlete employment contracts (RD 1006/1985), release clauses, training rights and temporary transfers. Verified against Supreme Court Social Chamber case law.
Doping and sports sanctions
Analyse doping sanctioning proceedings: RD 641/2009, Law 3/2013 AEPSAD, WADA World Anti-Doping Code. Appeals before TAS/CAS and the Spanish Sports Health Protection Agency.
Sponsorship contracts and image rights
Structure sports sponsorship contracts, image rights assignment (Art. 7.8 LIRPF), merchandising and exploitation of the athlete's name and image. Special 15% tax rate.
Sports arbitration: TAS/CAS
Prepare appeals before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS/CAS), the Spanish TAD and federation disciplinary bodies. Deadlines, procedures and international arbitration case law.
Club and organiser liability
Analyse civil liability of clubs and sports event organisers: athlete injuries, spectator accidents and third-party damages. Arts. 1902-1903 CC and sector-specific regulations.
Federation regulations and licences
Access Law 39/2022 on Sport, statutes and regulations of national federations (RFEF, ACB, FEB) and criteria from the Superior Sports Council (CSD).
Common practical cases
Unilateral termination of sports contract
STS 892/2022 (Social Chamber): termination of professional footballer's contract. Calculation of compensation under release clause vs. damages (Art. 16 RD 1006/1985).
Doping sanction: TAS/CAS appeal
TAS/CAS proceedings against 4-year ban for EPO use. Burden of proof, strict liability of athlete and exceptional circumstances (Art. 10.5 WADA).
Match injury: club liability
Claim for serious injury to amateur player. Compulsory federation insurance (Art. 57 Law 39/2022), organising club liability and contributory negligence of the athlete.
Image rights: special tax treatment
Structuring an image rights assignment contract from a tennis player to a company (Art. 92 LIRPF). 85% total income limit and 24% withholding on international assignments.
Verified legal sources
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Upload the athlete contract, disciplinary file or federation ruling and Lexiel analyses it against current sports regulations and Supreme Court Social Chamber case law.
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