Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a central part of how modern sports are officiated. From football’s semi-automated offside systems to tennis’s Hawk-Eye line calling and experimental AI-driven decision tools in basketball and baseball, leagues around the world are increasingly relying on technology to assist—or in
The rapid expansion of legalized sports betting has transformed the sports landscape. What was once largely confined to casinos and offshore websites is now integrated into broadcasts, mobile applications, and professional sports partnerships. While sports betting has generated substantial revenue and increased fan engagement, it
The following articled called “The Role of Adjudicators: Fairness, Equity and the Courage to Decide” is a thought-provoking article written by Antoine Collins. It was published on December 5, 2025 on the Ontario Bar Association's website of justmag.ca. His discussion of the role of a
A shocking case of abuse and misconduct has emerged from a youth hockey team in Stoney Creek, Ont., exposing serious failures in player protection and oversight. The incident has intensified calls for greater transparency and accountability within Canadian amateur sports. Rick Westhead discusses the allegations and
On July 30, 2025, World Athletics issued the following press release stating that the organization has introduced a SRY gene test for athletes wishing to compete in the female category: The World Athletics Council has approved new regulations concerning eligibility conditions to compete in the female
In Spinney v. Fowlie, 2025 ONSC 2632, the Ontario Superior Court set aside an arbitration award issued by Arbitrator, Richard W. Pound. The applicants, wrestling coaches David Spinney and Ahmed Shamiyah, had been found to have harassed a former Wrestling Canada official, Dr. Frank Fowlie,
Gowling WLG published this article entitled: “Top 10 Canadian Arbitration Cases of 2024: Key lessons for in-house counsel” on January 21, 2025. It was written by a four Gowling lawyers: Todd J. Burke, Mark W. Crane, Thomas Yates and James Plotkin. As a busy arbitrator, I
Elizabeth Bingham of Rubin Thomlison LLP published this article called: "Who is impartial? Reflections on Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association v. Toronto Metropolitan University" on December 18, 2024. For any lawyer who also acts as an investigator, I highly recommend that you read this article and
Dr. Despina Mavromati, founder of Sportlegis and fellow member of Women in Sports Law, wrote an informative article called, "International sports-related disputes from 2024 and what to expect in 2025." She writes about certain notable decisions issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and
I dealt with a complicated matter of jurisdiction whereby two of the affected parties (the Affected Parties) sought the removal of the arbitrator appointed to hear the merits of this matter (the Appointed Arbitrator) on the grounds of a reasonable apprehension of bias. This challenge