Chair
Diane Mullenex
Leisure Industries Section
The Leisure Industries Section comprises more than 250 international lawyers practicing in the fields of travel, tourism, hospitality, sports and gaming law.
About the Section
The Leisure Industries Section started as the Travel Law Section and addressed the needs of travel law practitioners serving the travel industries. It grew to merge with the Tourism and Sports and Gaming sections expanding in its scope to provide a specialist network of professionals in the leisure industries.
The Section recognises that lawyers who work in the leisure industries often practice in one of the more traditional legal fields (aviation, property, finance, maritime, intellectual property, employment, litigation, conflict of laws, consumer law, insurance and trade law). The Section provides a focused forum on issues which emerge due to the greater amount of leisure time available and the increased internationalisation of sports and gaming.
Publications
Online bets regime in Colombia
Online bets have become one of the most interesting and lucrative markets of the entertainment industry. Nevertheless, the private sector operation is highly regulated in Colombia.
Released on Jul 22, 2024
Could we see another competition law tackle by the Court of Justice of the EU on football governing bodies?
An opinion, examining the compatibility of the FIFA transfer rules with EU competition rules, freedom of movement of workers and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, was handed down by Advocate General (AG) Maciej Szpunar of the CJEU on 30 April 2024. Whilst this is only the AG’s opinion and not yet the decision of the EU Court of Justice, we believe it is likely that the Court will follow the AG’s reasoning and conclusions.
Released on Jul 22, 2024
Subcommittees and other groups
The Leisure Industries Section also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.
- Electronic Entertainment and Online Gaming Subcommittee
- Sports Law Subcommittee
Join us on LinkedIn
If you are a member of the Leisure Industries Section, for additional networking opportunities, programs, interviews with fellow members and tips all exclusive to members, join our LinkedIn page at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9816072/.