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Sports Law & Practice

Programme Overview

This unique programme in Sports Law and Practice will enable you to:

  • Analyse, interpret and apply the laws regulating sport
  • Gain a competitive advantage in difficult market conditions - increase your skills at this crucial time
  • Achieve a recognised UK university qualification while combining full-time employment with study
  • Learn from key industry practitioners and academics and benefit directly from their insight and invaluable commentary
  • Apply your learning and new skills to your work immediately and help further your career
  • Fulfil up to 100% of your annual SRA CPD and can fulfil up to 100% of your Bar CPD requirements
  • Tailor the programme to your needs by studying your own unique combination of modules from this and other De Montfort LLM programmes
  • Study at a faster pace – follow the 'accelerated route' and complete the LLM in 15 months

Why distance learning from DMU?

Increasingly we all face more pressures in our business lives. Finding the time to attend courses of any kind can be very difficult and well-meant plans are often put aside indefinitely.

Distance learning is the solution to your training needs; it allows you the full benefits of studying for a recognised UK university qualification whilst still in full-time employment using this freedom and flexibility to your advantage.

You can set the pace at which you learn and decide when, where and how long you want to study for. One of the most beneficial factors of distance learning study is that you can apply your learning, knowledge, skills and expertise to your work straight away and help to further your career.

Who should apply for the Sports Law & Practice by distance learning programme?

The course is key for actual/intending practicing lawyers in:
• Sports regulation and governance
• Sports broadcasting
• Commercial aspects of sport
… and all legal and sports management professionals and those responsible for representing the interests of athletes and players

Your tutors for Sports Law & Practice by Distance Learning 2010:

Click here to learn more on the expertise of each tutor

  • Andy Gray
    Solicitor, Head of Legal Affairs, BRITISH SWIMMING
    Sports Regulatory Consultant, BRABNERS CHAFFE STREET
  • Vanessa Bettinson
    LLB(Hons), LLM International Human Rights Law
  • Debra Brown
    Solicitor, LLB (Hons) and LPC (Nottingham Trent)
  • Martin Davis
    LLB (Nottingham); PGCE (Manchester)
  • Alisdair Gillespie
    Barrister
    MIDDLE TEMPLE
  • Patty Healey
    BA (Hons) Health Studies, Post Graduate Diploma in Law (PGDL), Legal Practice Course (LPC), Registered General Nurse (RGN), LLM (Business Law)
  • Jon Heshka
    BSc, BA, BEd, MEd, LLM
  • André Naidoo
    LLB(Hons), LLM in European & International Trade Law
  • Jason Smith
    Partner, BRABNERS CHAFFE STREET
  • Dr Michael Choi
    Mag. iur (LL Cert), Senior Manager Legal Affairs
    SPORTFIVE GmbH & Co. KG

Click here to learn more on the expertise of each tutor

What did previous students think of the programme?

"This course aims to provide the opportunity for the advanced study of Sports Law in a practical context. Use is made throughout of representative case studies and cutting edge documentation."
Andy Gray, In-House Lawyer to the national governing body for British Swimming and course designer

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