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C Measures Managed by the Clubs/the League 1 General To the extent that it can be assumed that the legislation passed by the British Government was effective in reducing hooliganism, [...]

This article analyses the recent significant increase in number, prominence and impact of shareholder resolutions focused on environmental, social and governance ('ESG') issues in Australia. The analysis is placed in the context of the legal framework for shareholder resolutions and uses two sources of data: information about shareholder ESG resolutions in listed companies between 2002 and 2019, and interviews with representatives of resolution proponents, institutional shareholders, company directors, governance professionals, and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. It finds a significant increase in the last three years in ESG shareholder resolutions, particularly climate change resolutions, concentrated in a small number of filers, companies and industries. Against a background of modest average levels of support for shareholder ESG resolutions, examples of companies which have recorded high levels of support are notable. Shareholder ESG resolutions are generally recognised as a valuable corporate stakeholder engagement mechanism, producing positive change in some companies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the European Court of Human Rights case Pechstein and Mutu v. Switzerland concerning the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the breach of contract. The court dismissed claims by two athletes of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights for exercise of a non-consensual, arbitral jurisdiction, contrary to conventional arbitral principles.