Oliver Lawrence published in LawInSport

Oliver Lawrence has been published in LawInSport in an article titled ‘What athletes need to know about sports betting and anti-corruption rules’.

Oliver Lawrence has written an article for LawInSport titled ‘What athletes need to know about sports betting and anti-corruption rules’, published on Tuesday 22nd July 2025.

It might be thought that the job of an athlete is difficult but simple: try to win and don’t cheat. If only things were that straightforward. In recent years, governing bodies have enforced the full extent of their codes of conduct to try to root out corruption and ensure fair play. Match-fixing is the headline example, for which severe punishments have been handed out. But there are other possible infringements of anti-corruption regulations, such as sports betting, which athletes must be very careful about.

This article provides some key principles that athletes should keep in mind, including:

• Don’t bet on it – even if you’re not in the game
• Caution family and friends against betting
• Be careful with what you say
• Stay away from the guilty
• Mitigation as a last resort

To read Oliver’s article, click here.

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Oliver’s practice focuses on employment, regulation and international disputes in both the public and private sectors. He is regularly instructed in complex tribunal and appellate employment cases. He has appeared in the Court of Appeal and regularly appears unled in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the ET. His clients range from household names to senior executives in cases across commercial employment, statutory employment and discrimination law. He is recommended by Legal 500, in which he is described as “very charismatic” and the giver of “pragmatic and legally astute advice”.

To find out more about Oliver, contact Nick Levett on +44 (0)20 7427 4908 or Sura Mustafa on +44 (0)20 7427 4883 for a confidential discussion.

External Publications, News 23 Jul, 2025