Dan Lowen was asked to write a chapter in a new international text book on the new regulatory regime, entitled “The FIFA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries: Implementation at National Level”. Dan’s chapter in the book, edited by Michele Colucci, explains the English FA’s Regulations on Working with Intermediaries. For the book’s flyer, click here.…
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Dan Lowen Speaks at Player Contracts 2015
Dan Lowen spoke at the Player Contracts 2015 conference at Wembley Stadium. He reflected on the first seven months of the intermediaries regime and, after running through the English FA’s Regulations on Working with Intermediaries, turned to the way in which other national associations have chosen to implement the intermediaries regime domestically. Some national associations…
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FA PUBLISHES STANDARD DOCUMENTS / TEST OF GOOD CHARACTER AND CONFIRMS REGISTRATION FEE
The English FA has now published a set of standard documents for Intermediaries as well as its Test of Good Character and Reputation for Intermediaries. It has also confirmed the registration fee payable upon registration. The Standard Documents As expected, The FA’s standard Player / Intermediary Representation Contract is extremely brief. The two-page template leaves…
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Guide to the FA’s Regulations – article on LawinSport
Dan Lowen has published an article entitled 'A Guide to The FA’s Regulations on Working with Intermediaries' on LawInSport. The article contains a summary of each section of The FA's Regulations, identifies various changes from The FA's Agents Regulations and highlights some of the contentious issues. Click here to read it.
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English Football Association first to publish national regulations
The English Football Association has become the first national association to release domestic regulations supplementing the FIFA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries. The national system implements the intermediary registration system whilst retaining many of the features of The FA's Agents Regulations.
Presentation at Player Contracts 2014
Couchmans partner Dan Lowen spoke on FIFA’s Regulations on Working with Intermediaries at the Player Contracts 2014 Conference at the Emirates Stadium. For a copy of the slides from his presentation, click here (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
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Japanese FA announces plans for national rules
The Japanese FA (JFA) has become the first national association to reveal its intentions for its domestic system when FIFA’s Regulations on Working with Intermediaries comes into force. In a statement on the News page of its website (http://www.jfa.jp/eng/news/00002330/), the JFA confirmed that, “the JFA’s players’ agent regulation will be terminated as of the end…
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