In order to compare the legal and regulatory frameworks of China and the UK, explore the impact of different governance models on sports competition output, and think about the role of law firms in the development of the sports industry, on August 13, the Jingsh Law Firm English Salon August Event was successfully held in the VIP conference room of Jingsh Law Firm Building. This issue of the Salon specially invites Tao Feng, a young British lawyer, as the guest speaker. With the theme of "A Comparative Legal Analysis of Sports Governance and Athletic Output: The UK and China", he and Jingsh Lawyers will conduct exchanges with Jingshi lawyers on topics such as Chinese and British sports governance models, legal systems and sports industry legal services.
🔺Guest speaker: Tao Feng**,a young British lawyerMr.Tao Feng systematically sorted out the differences between China and the UK in terms of sports legal systems, governance models and participation of private law firms. He pointed out that the UK relies on a relatively decentralized sports autonomy structure, with national sports associations operating under the framework of private law contracts and common law, supplemented by independent arbitration institutions and a strict anti-doping system; China has formed a relatively centralized sports governance model and established the China Sports Arbitration Commission (CSAC) through the 2022 revision of the Sports Law to further improve the sports dispute resolution mechanism. In terms of law firm participation, he said that top British law firms are deeply involved in sports event broadcasting rights transactions, financial fair play compliance and cross-border club acquisitions, and have become important legal support for the realization of sports commercial value. At the same time, Chinese law firms are gradually becoming important legal service entities connecting sports reform and market development, playing an increasingly important role in major event hosting, athlete and club contracts, international sports arbitration (CAS) and other fields.
Talking about the impact of different governance models on elite sports performance, he conducted a comparative analysis from the dimensions of resource allocation and market mechanism. The UK relies more on lottery funds and commercial capital investment, and supports the construction of a long-term youth training system through relatively mature legal and market mechanisms; China has concentrated on allocating resources to form strong competitive competitiveness in advantageous Olympic sports. At the same time, the commercial development of professional sports and team projects still faces room for further improvement. He believes that with the global development of the sports industry, international coordination of legal rules, multiple dispute resolution mechanisms and governance transparency are becoming important factors affecting the development of the sports industry and the output of competitive sports, and have also created new cooperation space for cross-border sports legal services.
🔺Conference site
Subsequently, the participants had in-depth exchanges with the speaker on issues such as Jingsh Law Firm’s business practices in the fields of family law, commercial law, and international investment, as well as the differences between Chinese and British legal systems and practice environments. The on-site discussion was both professional and interactive, further expanding the participating lawyers' understanding of British legal practice and sports legal services.
This English Salon focuses on the interdisciplinary topic of sports governance and sports output, combining the sports industry, legal governance and international comparisons. While improving lawyers' English communication skills, it also provides a communication platform for Jingshi lawyers to understand overseas legal systems and expand their horizons of international legal services. In the future, Jingshi Law Firm will continue to rely on communication platforms such as English salons to focus on foreign-related legal services and international business practices, promote lawyers to expand their international horizons in professional exchanges, improve cross-cultural communication and foreign-related legal service capabilities, and inject more Jingshi strength into the construction of foreign-related legal rule and international business development.