Posted by Dr. Jochen Fritzweiler on December 11, 2017
The Federal Finance Court ruled: No income taxes for tournament bridge clubs. The Federal Finance Court (BFH) for the sport tournament bridge has made an important judgment: Clubs / associations do not have to pay income taxes to claim their sport, because tournament sports are considered “non-profit”. It reads precisely: “From the general clause of […]
Posted by Dr. Jochen Fritzweiler on December 11, 2017
The offenses against sports betting fraud and match-fixing, §§ 265 c, 265 d StGB, valid since mid-2017 cause great dangers for sports clubs, coaches and athletes. According to § 30 OWiG, fines of up to € 30 million are threatened here if those responsible in associations, ie directors, board members or shareholders fail to fulfill […]
Posted by Fabian Reinholz on December 11, 2017
Social Media Marketing campaigns are under observation of Trade Authorities – this also applies to Sports Influencers I. Introduction Together with celebrities from the movies and TV and a young generation of stars on YouTube and other social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter professional athletes have become a substantial multiplier in […]
Posted by Fabian Reinholz on March 15, 2017
Some weeks ago Borussia Dortmund (BVB) faced the closure of its so called “yellow wall” (which is how they call the south stand at Signal Iduna Park) for one match following a recent spate of crowd trouble during a Bundesliga match against RB Leipzig. This was due to a penalty imposed by the internal court […]
Posted by Dr. Jochen Fritzweiler on January 12, 2017
Does the Federal Government violate European competition law in accordance with Art. 107 e. s. AEUV if it financially supports a non-profit sports club in its task of health and social policy in the context of governmental tasks? The background. A company based in Berlin, Magic Mountain, operates a commercial climbing indoor center claims that […]
Posted by Dr. Jochen Fritzweiler on January 12, 2017
More and more, sports competitions are offered by commercial entrepreneurs and not by the sports federations, such as running competitions, or privately organized tournaments of various sports. Can sports associations, subject to their autonomy and their own statutes, issue permits, demand fees or even impose sanctions? Inconsistency of law: This is the view of LG […]
Venue:
Hotel Hamburg, Germany Berlin
Date:
October 6/7, 2017
The main topic: “Legal Challenges relating to the Olympic Winter Games 2018 in PjeongChang”.
Further information and a detailed agenda is available here!
