Louis Weston published in LawInSport on anti-corruption policies

Head of Outer Temple’s Sports Law team, Louis Weston has been published in the LawInSport magazine. The article acts as a guide for sports governing bodies on how they should put into effect anti-corruption policies and procedures governing the sport and the tournaments they deal with.

Louis Weston’s article titled ‘Top 10 Tips for Sports Organisations & Tournament Organisers on Implementing Anti-Corruption Policies’ draws upon his experience having advised governing bodies in the UK and internationally on the structure and methods of policing sports related corruption. He has also acted as a prosecutor for many cases involving corruption, including for the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, the Darts Regulatory Authority, British Horseracing Authority, Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board and Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia.

The issue of putting anti-corruption policies and procedures into place arises in the context of a burgeoning amount of sport, and in particular competitions of questionable integrity being held in cricket, for example the Abu Dhabi corruption scandal in T10 in 2021. It also arises out of cases where players and umpires travel on tour, such as tennis, or perform at different venues such as darts – a recent example of which is the case of DRA v Prakash Jiwa where a darts player fixed matches in the Modus Super Series. Louis Weston acted for the Darts Regulation Authority in this case.

In this article, Louis sets out 10 steps to put in place for any Sports Governing bodies and what they should do.

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Louis is Head of the Outer Temple Sports Law team and has specialised in sports law for over 15 years. He has appeared in many of the leading cases in the UK involving corruption in sport and has acted for and advised national and international sports regulatory bodies in the UK, Ireland, the Middle East and Asia across a range of sports including Horseracing, Snooker, Badminton, Rugby, Darts, Cricket, Gymnastics, and Greyhound Racing. He is ranked as a leading junior in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. 

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External Publications, News 4 Apr, 2025