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A miserable World Cup for England, but the lawyers have done very well

...Max Duthie, a partner in Bird & Bird’s sports law team, says “there is often a degree of tension between the various stakeholders in a tournament - individual players, participating teams, the event organizer – and their sponsors as to what level of exposure is legitimate.” The issue arose prior to the tournament when Cricket Australia wanted the Australian team to wear shirts bearing the Travelex logo.

As with a large number of disputes arising from sporting events, the rights and wherefores were decided by arbitration.

Duthie: “It had been agreed that the competing nations would submit disputes of this kind to the ICC’s Dispute Resolution Committee, which was chaired by Michael Beloff, QC.

Just before the start of the event the Committee ruled that the Travelex logo conflicted with those of the official sponsors and Cricket Australia had to find a new sponsor.” If broadcast and sponsorship agreements are the most obvious examples of a lawyer’s workload in a sporting event, Duthie – who acted for ICC in the Cricket Australia dispute – emphasises that this is only the tip of the iceberg.

“Lawyers will be heavily involved in everything from ticketing and catering contracts to the participation agreements that the players have with their countries,” he says.

“Underpinning a lot of this work is the need for a...

B&L pays chief exec $4.9 million

... Democrat & Chronicle: Business Place an Ad Customer Service Subscribe Our Mission Local News Sports Opinion Business Obituaries Living Entertainment Nation/World Travel Home Weather Jobs Cars Real Estate Apartments Shopping Classifieds Dating Search Rochester: All Yellow Pages Classifieds Recent News Events Cars Jobs Shopping Movies Local Web Info Search sponsor ESSENTIALS News Sports Opinion Health Entertainment Living Business Technology Top 100 On the Record Stock Quotes Columnists Multimedia / Photos Video Blogs Weather Obituaries Nation / World Classifieds Mobile Site NEIGHBORS Brighton Chili Fairport / Perinton Gates Greece Henrietta Irondequoit Penfield Pittsford Rochester Victor Webster AROUND TOWN ROCMoms Rochester Magazine Events Calendar Wine Country Insider ConXion ALSO ONLINE Help Center Coupons Dining / Nightlife NIE Program Personals Shopping Weddings Crossword Sudoku TV Listings Horoscopes RSS Feeds Podcasts Forums Archives Advertisement B&L pays chief exec $4.9 million 2006 compensation comes in a year of lower profits, global recall David TylerStaff writer (April 26, 2007) — In a year when his company was beset by accounting problems and a global product recall, Bausch & Lomb Chief Executive Ronald Zarrella received more than $4.9 million in compensation in 2006, the company reported Wednesday.

B&L also said that its profit last year fell 22 percent, mostly because of the recall of its ReNu with Moi...

Soothe eyes from allergies

... However, certain drops can discolor or damage certain lenses, other drops are strictly prohibited with contact lens use.

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