Sport focus
Esports
Player and team agreements, publisher rulebooks, prize distribution and image rights in competitive gaming.
Esports has no single governing body, so the publisher's rules and the team's contracts are the law of the matter. Roster moves, buy-outs and prize money splits are the usual flashpoints.
We draft and dispute player and team agreements, deal with publisher rulings, prize distribution and image rights across jurisdictions.
Action plan
How we would run your matter
- 1Rulebook and contractWe read the publisher regulations against the player, team and organisation agreements.
- 2Position paperThe claim is set out to the tournament organiser or publisher with the supporting record.
- 3Commercial fixBuy-out, roster and prize terms are renegotiated where that beats a ruling.
- 4Formal disputeWhere necessary we arbitrate or litigate the contract in the agreed forum.
Typical services
What we are most often asked to do
- Player, streamer and team agreements
- Publisher and league participation terms
- Prize pool distribution and sponsorship disputes
- Image rights, content and minor-player protection
- Arbitration and appeals before the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Contact us
Tell us what happened.
PLL Legal — Sport disputes practice
Switzerland
You can either fill in the form or send us an email directly.
Email us at info[@]pllaw.ch
All enquiries are treated as confidential. Tell us the sport, the body involved and any deadline you are facing.