HOME | CONTACT US ABOUT US SERVICES RUGBY LEGAL ISSUES LINKS Ritchie Hunter: +44 (0) 7949609929 Simon Hood: +44 (0) 7801291032 Email:rugby@ritchiehunter.com You are here: LEGAL ISSUES : Related Article Who is Maros Kolpak? Just as Jean-Marc Bosman changed the face of the football transfer system, so there are concerns that the European Court of Justice's Kolpak ruling will similarly affect rugby. Football has its Bosman ruling. Now sports like rugby are likely to remember the name of Maros Kolpak, the Slovakian handball player, in much the same way as footballers remember Jean-Marc Bosman. What does a handball players have to do with rugby? Well, Koplak was a player in the German handball league, but was released by his club because of a set quota on non-EU players in the league, and he found himself surplus to requirements. So Kolpak took the matter to the European Court of Justice, just as Belgian Bosman did a decade ago, to challenge the concept of transfer fees on out-of-contract players. The court found that, once a non-Eu national had obtained a work permit to ply his trade in a particular field in an EU country, he could not be restricted from doing so by arrangements such as quota systems. With time, the effects of this ruling will trickle through the game in Europe and some of the instances will be reported on below.  Who is Maros Kolpak?: Just as Jean-Marc Bosman changed the face of the football transfer system, so there are concerns >>>  Employed or Contracted?: What is the difference between being employed under an Employment Contract and contracted as an Independent Contractor and why is this important? >>>  Minimum Wage Guaranteed : A claim was made recently by a semi-professional rugby player in England who was in dispute with his club. The player wanted to leave but the club wouldn't let him, arguing that he was under contract and had >>>  Volenti Non Fit Injuria : The public at large is entitled to be left alone and unharmed. This is a legal right. There is however many incidents protected by law whereby a person is permitting others to act against them lawfully which prevents legal action. >>>  Defamation : We thought people may be interested in knowing some background on the legal term of 'defamation' following the incident between Newcastle Falcons and Gloucester RFC >>>  Compromise Agreements : What are they?Compromise Agreements, or Termination Agreements as they can also be called, are exactly as the name suggests, an Agreement signed between a Club and a Player Terminating >>>  The Bosmann Ruling : The situation prior to the Bosman RulingPrior to the Bosman Ruling players who were out of contract still commanded a transfer fee that would be set by their current club and such fee had to be paid >>> Check out this months player profile >>> Click here for fantastic investment opportunities >>>
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