In this podcast Sohail Ali (Litigation & Arbitration Partner) and Gurpreet Duhra (Employment Partner) discuss the litigation risks arising out of racism and discrimination in sport. Sohail Ali discusses the risk to sporting organisations as a result of the growing third party litigation funding market and the more favourable legal and regulatory landscape for class actions in the UK and EU. Gurpreet Duhra outlines the practical steps and measures that organisations should look to take to mitigate such risks, as well as discussing the recently launched DLA Piper D&I Index designed to assist clients to drive better diversity and inclusion within their organisations. 

In this podcast Sohail Ali (Litigation &amp; Arbitration Partner) and Gurpreet Duhra (Employment Partner) discuss the litigation risks arising out of racism and discrimination in sport. Sohail Ali discusses the risk to sporting organisations as a result of the growing third party litigation funding market and the more favourable legal and regulatory landscape for class actions in the UK and EU. Gurpreet Duhra outlines the practical steps and measures that organisations should look to take to mitigate such risks, as well as discussing the recently launched DLA Piper D&amp;I Index designed to assist clients to drive better diversity and inclusion within their organisations.&nbsp;

In this series, we explore the latest trends and challenges facing businesses today and how they must evolve to meet them, both in the short and the longer term. 

Each episode, our leading lawyers and guest speakers from across the worlds of media, sport and entertainment, discuss market and legal insight on a wide range of issues. We will take a deeper dive into these topics at our MSE Summit later this year. We encourage you to register for the Summit by visiting www.dlapiper.com/MSEsummit

 

In this series, we explore the latest trends and challenges facing businesses today and how they must evolve to meet them, both in the short and the longer term.&nbsp;
Each episode, our leading lawyers and guest speakers from across the worlds of media, sport and entertainment, discuss market and legal insight on a wide range of issues. We will take a deeper dive into these topics at our MSE Summit later this year. We encourage you to register for the Summit by visiting&nbsp;<a href="http://www.dlapiper.com/MSEsummit" data-auth="NotApplicable">www.dlapiper.com/MSEsummit</a>
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