Legal expertise

Our legal department was launched in its present form in 1997 and it enables our clients to benefit from the skills and documentation of CDES. This expertise is based on a specialised database of more than 7,000 references that is continually updated. The different services presented below could be combined in “customised” agreements between CDES-Progesport (the support association of CDES) and the organisations (federations, leagues, local authorities, clubs or the commercial sector, etc.) wishing to take advantage of them.

Missions

• Legal studies: drafting legal studies, on request, of different points (the state of applicable law and the implications of legislative development, etc.) in the field of sports law and in other legal areas likely to be of direct or indirect interest to the sports sector;

• Legal intelligence: permanent monitoring of legislative, regulatory and case law news in the field of sports law and in other legal areas likely to be of direct or indirect interest to the sports sector;

• Documentary assistance: all legal documentation available on request (laws, decrees, rulings, collective labour agreements, case law, standard articles of association, standard contracts and standard letters, etc.);

• Legal advice: (personalised legal notes, answers to precise questions, agreements on standard assistance, etc.) and litigation activities are provided in partnership with Jean-Pierre Karaquillo’s law firm and, if need be, with ACCORD, a public accounting practice.

Fields of expertise

• Sports law;

• Association law;

• Administrative law;

• Social legislation (labour law, social security law and collective bargaining, etc.);

• Environmental and outdoor sports law;

• Community law;

• Law of tort (criminal, civil, administrative and disciplinary, etc.);

• Insurance law;

• Taxation.