Panama Papers Reveal Links with Senior Ranks of Sport

Panama Papers Reveal Links with Senior Ranks of Sport

çêäÇ ëéçê ~ïêÉéçêí THE MONTHLY JOURNAL FOR SPORTS REGULATION VOLUME 14 ISSUE 04 APRIL 2016 WWW.E-COMLAW.COM Inquiry into UKAD’s doping Panama Papers reveal links investigation with senior ranks of sport The UK government launched On 3 April the biggest data leak UEFA, including Eugenio confirmation of wrongdoing, an inquiry on 3 April into in history came to the fore Figueredo, former President of “there is a distinction between UKAD’s handling of an investi - when the initial results of an CONMEBOL, and include a Messi type issues - using gation into alleged doping investigation into 11.5 million contract co-signed by the offshore jurisdictions to shield activities by British doctor, confidential documents, current President of FIFA, wealth - and using such juris - Mark Bonar, regarding dubbed the ‘Panama Papers’ Gianni Infantino, during his dictions to cover corruption.” sustained doping involving UK were made public. The records tenure as Director of Legal In particular, with regard to athletes and football players, obtained by German newspa - Services at UEFA for the sale of the transaction involving UEFA following a report by The per Süddeutsche Zeitung from UEFA Champion’s League and Infantino, Hornsby adds Sunday Times . UKAD in a state - an anonymous source and broadcasting rights to an that“selling at an undervalue is ment explained that their inves - shared by the International Ecuadorian TV channel a classic way of setting up a tigation was thwarted by the Consortium of Investigative through an intermediary fund for bribes. So no surprises lack of jurisdiction on Dr. Journalists (‘ICIJ’), reveal the company currently under inves - that the UEFA contract (the Bonar and the absence of dealings of Panama based law tigation by US authorities. Also existence of which was previ - evidence to refer the case to the firm, Mossack Fonseca, and the mentioned in the documents is ously denied) is regarded as the corresponding medical board. myriad ways in which it helped Lionel Messi, who is due in missing piece of the jigsaw by Dr. Gregory Ioannidis, a individuals and companies court on 31 May on tax fraud Swiss authorities,” which raided Senior Lecturer at Sheffield organise and manage offshore charges, who allegedly incorpo - UEFA headquarters on 6 April. Hallam University, stresses that tax regimes and shell compa - rated an offshore company to The revelations raise questions “[t]he authorities have a legal nies. Only part of the informa - manage his image rights. about whether sports governing and moral duty to ensure that tion has been processed, but For Stephen Hornsby, Partner bodies should be able to sell they investigate all allegations. initial reports have identified at Goodman Derrick LLP, it was commercial rights without They may not have jurisdiction politicians, former and current not a shock to find sports supervision. Hornsby suggests to investigate independent world leaders and public personalities mentioned in the that“for each tournament there doctors and other third parties, officials with the firm. Panama Papers. Hornsby should be a tender for agencies but they can cooperate and Sport was not an exception explains, however, that the sole and the organiser should have seek the assistance of WADA, and the Panama Papers reveal reference and link to Mossack an independent person on the the General Medical Council links to members of FIFA and Fonseca is not an automatic selection panel.” and other government depart - ments and national law enforce - ment agencies.” Dr. Ioannidis WADA’s Meldonium excretion suggests that the problem arises mainly as a result of how Notice opens possible defence doping is monitored and regulated: “in the long run, it is The World Anti-Doping substance may remain ‘stored’ cases,” and adds that “the clari - my view that self-regulation Agency (‘WADA’) issued on 13 in the body and it is quite diffi - fication published by WADA cannot deal adequately with April a Notice to stakeholders cult to estimate how the now gives anti-doping organi - such matters. External regula - on Meldonium which aims to substance is excreted and for sations information allowing tion, in the form of criminali - provide clarification on the how long it can be detected them to apply the right sation is the answer.” excretion time of Meldonium, a without proper studies. sanctions to each case.” substance included in the Nevertheless, it appears now WADA’s Notice provides hope Discrimination US banned substances list from 1 quite certain that a relatively to athletes who tested positive E women’s soccer 03 January and which has been low concentration of the for a low urinary concentration U eSports Structure and reported in 172 positive anti- substance may be found in the of Meldonium who may now S S league ownership 05 doping tests since the ban. urine for at least two months.” benefit from a decision recog - I Case Law Overdue Claude Ramoni, of Libra Law, Ramoni notes there “was nising ‘No Fault or Negligence’, S I payables review 08 explains: “as far as I am aware, clearly a need for clarification but adds pressure on those with H Wearables Wearable the pharmacokinetic of for the whole anti-doping a higher concentration who T data use in sport 12 Meldonium is particular as this community, in particular for may find it more difficult to N Q&A The Amnesty substance follows nonlinear NADO’s or IFs who have to prove they stopped taking the I International report 16 pharmacokinetics. The issue decisions on Meldonium substance before the ban. çêäÇëéçê ~ïêÉéçêí THE MONTHLY JOURNAL FOR SPORTS REGULATION VOLUME 14 ISSUE 04 APRIL 2016 WWW.E-COMLAW.COM CECILE PARK PUBLISHING Editor Sophie Cameron editorial board sophie.cameron@e-comlaw.com Associate Editor Percy Wilman MICHELE BERNASCONI luca.ferrari@withersworldwide.com Law at the ISDE program at Columbia percy.wilman@e-comlaw.com Baer & Karrer AG University and St. Johns University. Subscriptions Alastair Turnbull Michele A.R. Bernasconi is a partner at PAUL J. GREENE dr.laila@mintas.net alastair.turnbull@e-comlaw.com Baer & Karrer AG. He advises sport Global Sports Advocates LLC, Portland telephone +44 (0)20 7012 1387 associations and federations with regard Paul J. Greene, the founder of Global MIKE MORGAN Design MadeInEarnest to litigation, transfers, and other matters. 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