About Professor Simon Gardiner
Simon is a professor in international sports law with an academic background researching and publishing in areas including corruption, regulation and governance in sport. In partnership with Leeds Business School, he is currently researching both governance and leadership in sport and how best to enhance integrity in sport.
Simon teaches undergraduates and postgraduates from both the Law School and the Business School about sports law, business and regulation. He supervises a number of PhD students.
Current Teaching
Simon currently supervises eight Ph.D. researchers.
Steve Wood: Passenger experience of security at UK airports as a result of terrorism
Ayesha Chowdhury: Preventive Detention of Suspected Terrorists: Bangladesh as a national security detention model
Leona Mydlowski: The Management of Registered Sexual Offenders by the Police
Ugo Amadi: A Sport Specific Event Right for the Protection of Intellectual properties and other Commercial Properties of Sport Event organizers in the EU
Olumide Olayinka: An examination of the continued relevance of deterrence as a goal of the criminal justice system for terrorist offenders in Nigeria
Saud Al-Farsi: Nuclear civil liability legal frameworks in the region of the Gulf Cooperation council (GCC) countries
Peter Rowley: Publicly funded National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) in England: governance capability and the challenge of delivering sport for social good
Aina Salami: Land registration law and security of title in family land: Lagos Nigeria
Research Interests
One area Simon is currently researching, in conjunction with Leeds Business School, is governance and leadership in sport. He is looking at how governance in sports organisations can be promoted and improved so as to become more democratic and transparent and engage more effectively with issues such as bribery and match fixing.
His second area of current research centres around the meaning of the word ‘integrity’ in sport – a word used widely and superficially. He is looking at the problems caused by doping and financial corruption and possible solutions that could help regain integrity in sport.
Selected Publications
Journal articles (5)
- Gardiner, S.; Parry J; Robinson SJ (2016), "Integrity and the corruption debate in sport: where is the integrity?. European Sport Management Quarterly, vol. 17 (1)
https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2016.1259246
View Repository Record - Riches LJ; Gardiner S (2016), Racism and Homophobia in English Football. International Journal of Discrimination and the Law
https://doi.org/10.1177/1358229116655648 - Gardiner SJ (2015), Player to Player racist hate speech in football: evaluation of alternative regulatory disciplinary mechanisms. Sport and Society Journal
https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2014.976005 - Gardiner S; Welch R (2011), Nationality and protectionism in football: Why are FIFA's '6+5 rule' and UEFA's 'home-grown player rule' on the agenda?. Soccer and Society, vol. 12 (6), p. 774-787.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2011.609679 - Gardiner S; Welch R (2011), Bosman-There and Back Again: The Legitimacy of Playing Quotas under European Union Sports Policy. European Law Journal, vol. 17 (6), p. 828-849.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0386.2011.00580.x
Books (5)
- Gardiner S; Wolohan JT (2019) Routledge Handbook of Global Sports Law. . Routledge.
- Gardiner SJ (2014) Sports Law in the United Kingdom. International Encyclopaedia of Sports Law . Kluwer.
- Gardiner S; O'Leary J; Welch R; Boyes S; Naidoo U (2012) Sports Law. 4th Edition. Routledge.
- Gardiner SJ; Parrish R; Siekmann RCR (2009) EU, Sport, Law and Policy: Regulation, Re-regulation and Representation. . 2nd Edition Cambridge University Press/T.M.C Asser Press.
- Gardiner S; Parrish R; Sieknmann R (2009) Professional sport in the European union: Representation, regulation and re-regulation. . Cambridge University Press.
Chapters (13)
- Gardiner SJ (2018) Perspectives on ethics and integrity in football. In: Gardiner SJ Routledge Handbook of Football Business and Management. : , pp. .
View Repository Record - Gardiner SJ (2017) Defining Corruption. In: Gardiner SJ Corruption in Sport. : Routledge Research in Sport and Corruption, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2016) Nationality Based Playing Quotas and the International Transfer System Post-Bosman. In: Gardiner SJ; Welch R The Legacy of Bosman: Revisiting the Relationship Between EU Law and Sport. : , pp. .
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-120-3_4 - Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2016) Labour Mobility in Professional Sport. In: Gardiner SJ; Welch R Research Handbook of Employment Relations in Sport. : Edward Elgar, pp. .
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783470464 - Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2016) Player Trades, Free Agents and Transfer Policies in Professional Sport. In: Gardiner SJ; Welch R Research Handbook of Employment Relations in Sport. : Edward Elgar, pp. .
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783470464 - Gardiner SJ (2013) 'Tackling from behind: Interventions on the Playing Field. In: Gardiner SJ Law and Sport in Contemporary Society. : Routledge, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (2013) R v Amir & Butt [2011] EWCA Civ 2914. In: Gardiner SJ Leading Cases in Sports Law. : T.M.C. Asser Instituut, pp. .
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-909-2 - Gardiner SJ (2013) Adjudicative Technology in sport: legal challenges, fair play and the reification of certainty. In: Gardiner SJ Handbook of International Sports Law. : Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ; Bill K (2013) Sports and the Law. In: Gardiner SJ; Bill K The Marketing of Sport. : Pearson Education, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2011) 'Football, racism and the limits of 'colour blind' law: revisited. In: Gardiner SJ; Welch R Race, Ethnicity and Football: Persisting Debates and Emergent Issues. : Taylor & Francis US, pp. .
- Gardiner S (2011) Adjudicative Technology in Sport: Legal challenges, fair play and the reification of certainty. In: Gardiner S Handbook of International Sports Law. London: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (2009) Sport and the Law. In: Gardiner SJ Sport Management. : Sage, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (2001) The Role of Fan Power in English Professional Football. In: Gardiner SJ International Sports Law Review. : International Association of Sports Law, pp. 39-52.
Conference contributions (6)
- Gardiner SJ; Morrison D (2017) Integrity and the Duty of Candour' University of Liverpool 20170215. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2017) Integrity and Corruption in Sport Molde, Norway 20170706. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2015) Fighting Corruption in Sport: does the Sports Integrity Industry have an 'integrity deficit'? Aarhus 20151025. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2015) Fighting Corruption in Sport: does the Sports Integrity Industry have an 'integrity deficit'? 20150910. : .
- Gardiner SJ; Riches L (2015) Sport Diversity, Discrimination and the Equality Act University of Chester . : .
- Gardiner SJ (2013) Arguments for and against a World Anti-Corruption Agency 20131029. : .
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Journal articles (18)
- Gardiner, S.; Parry J; Robinson SJ (2016), "Integrity and the corruption debate in sport: where is the integrity?. European Sport Management Quarterly, vol. 17 (1)
https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2016.1259246
View Repository Record - Riches LJ; Gardiner S (2016), Racism and Homophobia in English Football. International Journal of Discrimination and the Law
https://doi.org/10.1177/1358229116655648 - Gardiner SJ (2015), Player to Player racist hate speech in football: evaluation of alternative regulatory disciplinary mechanisms. Sport and Society Journal
https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2014.976005 - Gardiner S (2011), Adjudicative technology in sports.
- Gardiner S; Welch R (2011), Nationality and protectionism in football: Why are FIFA's '6+5 rule' and UEFA's 'home-grown player rule' on the agenda?. Soccer and Society, vol. 12 (6), p. 774-787.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2011.609679 - Gardiner S; Welch R (2011), Nationality quotas in European football. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, vol. 3 (3), p. 316-320.
https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2011.589169 - Gardiner S; Welch R (2011), Bosman-There and Back Again: The Legitimacy of Playing Quotas under European Union Sports Policy. European Law Journal, vol. 17 (6), p. 828-849.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0386.2011.00580.x - Gardiner S (2010), The regulation of sport in the European Union. LEISURE STUDIES, vol. 29 (1), p. 118-119.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02614360902784372 - Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2007), The Contractual Dynamics of Team Stability Versus Player Mobility: Who Rules 'The Beautiful Game?. Entertainment and Sports Law Journal, vol. 5 (1), p. 1-14.
- Gardiner SJ (2007), Sports Participation and Criminal Liability. Sport & Law Journal, vol. 15 (1), p. 19-30.
- Gardiner SJ (2007), On the Front Foot Against Corruption. Sport & Law Journal, vol. 15 (2), p. 21-30.
- Gardiner SJ (2007), Sports Participation in Extreme Environmental Conditions. Sport & Law Journal, vol. 15 (3), p. 21-30.
- Gardiner SJ (2002), The Court of Arbitration for Sport: Some Arguments for Reform. International Sports Law Review, vol. 11 (2)
- Gardiner SJ; Welch R (1998), The winds of change in professional football: the impact of the Bosman ruling. Contemporary Issues in Law, vol. 3 (4), p. 289-312.
- Gardiner SJ; James M (1997), Touchlines and Guidelines: The Lord Advocate's Response to Sportsfield Violence. Criminal Law Review, vol. 41
- Duff L; Gardiner S (1996), Computer crime in the global village: Strategies for control and regulation - In defence of the hacker. International Journal of the Sociology of Law, vol. 24 (2), p. 211-228.
https://doi.org/10.1006/ijsl.1996.0014 - Gardiner SJ; Felix A (1995), Juridification of the Football Field: Strategies for Giving Law the Elbow. Marquette Sports Law Journal, vol. 5 (2)
- Gardiner SJ (1994), The Law and the Sports Field. Criminal Law Review
Books (10)
- Gardiner S; Wolohan JT (2019) Routledge Handbook of Global Sports Law. . Routledge.
- Gardiner SJ (2014) Sports Law in the United Kingdom. International Encyclopaedia of Sports Law . Kluwer.
- Gardiner S; O'Leary J; Welch R; Boyes S; Naidoo U (2012) Sports Law. 4th Edition. Routledge.
- Gardiner S; O Leary J; Welch R; Boyes S; Naidoo U (2012) Sports law, fourth edition. . .
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203180884 - Gardiner SJ; Parrish R; Siekmann RCR (2009) EU, Sport, Law and Policy: Regulation, Re-regulation and Representation. . 2nd Edition Cambridge University Press/T.M.C Asser Press.
- Gardiner S; Parrish R; Sieknmann R (2009) Professional sport in the European union: Representation, regulation and re-regulation. . Cambridge University Press.
- Gardiner S; James M; Welch R; O'Leary J; Boyes S; Blackshaw I; Caiger A (2005) Sports law. . 3rd Edition Routledge Cavendish.
- Gardiner S; James M; Welch R; O'Leary J; Boyes S; Blackshaw I; Caiger A (2001) Sports law. . 2nd Edition Routledge Cavendish.
- Caiger A; Gardiner S (2000) Professional Sport in the European Union: Regulation and Re-regulation. . The Hague: Asser Press.
- Gardiner S; Boyes S; Naidoo U; O'Leary J; Welch R (1998) Sports law. . 1st Edition Routledge Cavendish.
Chapters (26)
- Gardiner SJ (2018) Perspectives on ethics and integrity in football. In: Gardiner SJ Routledge Handbook of Football Business and Management. : , pp. .
View Repository Record - Gardiner SJ (2017) Defining Corruption. In: Gardiner SJ Corruption in Sport. : Routledge Research in Sport and Corruption, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2016) Nationality Based Playing Quotas and the International Transfer System Post-Bosman. In: Gardiner SJ; Welch R The Legacy of Bosman: Revisiting the Relationship Between EU Law and Sport. : , pp. .
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-120-3_4 - Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2016) Labour Mobility in Professional Sport. In: Gardiner SJ; Welch R Research Handbook of Employment Relations in Sport. : Edward Elgar, pp. .
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783470464 - Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2016) Player Trades, Free Agents and Transfer Policies in Professional Sport. In: Gardiner SJ; Welch R Research Handbook of Employment Relations in Sport. : Edward Elgar, pp. .
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783470464 - Gardiner SJ (2013) 'Tackling from behind: Interventions on the Playing Field. In: Gardiner SJ Law and Sport in Contemporary Society. : Routledge, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (2013) R v Amir & Butt [2011] EWCA Civ 2914. In: Gardiner SJ Leading Cases in Sports Law. : T.M.C. Asser Instituut, pp. .
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-909-2 - Hartley HJ (2013) Sports Law. In: Hartley HJ Directory of Sports Science. Berlin: International Council for Sports Science and PE, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (2013) Adjudicative Technology in sport: legal challenges, fair play and the reification of certainty. In: Gardiner SJ Handbook of International Sports Law. : Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ; Bill K (2013) Sports and the Law. In: Gardiner SJ; Bill K The Marketing of Sport. : Pearson Education, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2011) 'Football, racism and the limits of 'colour blind' law: revisited. In: Gardiner SJ; Welch R Race, Ethnicity and Football: Persisting Debates and Emergent Issues. : Taylor & Francis US, pp. .
- Gardiner S (2011) Adjudicative Technology in Sport: Legal challenges, fair play and the reification of certainty. In: Gardiner S Handbook of International Sports Law. London: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. .
- Gardiner S; Welch R (2011) Football, Racism and the Limits of 'Colour Blind' Law: Revisited. In: Gardiner S; Welch R Race, Ethnicity and Football: Persisting debates and emergent issues. : Routledge, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (2009) Sport and the Law. In: Gardiner SJ Sport Management. : Sage, pp. .
- Gardiner S (2008) UK Sports Law. In: Gardiner S International Encyclopaedia of Sports Law. : Kluwer, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (2004) UK Sports Law. In: Gardiner SJ International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Sports Law. : Kluwer, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (2003) Quotas in Professional Sport. In: Gardiner SJ Sport - the right to participate. : University of Cape Town Press, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (2002) Law and Sport. In: Gardiner SJ Sports Culture: An A-Z Guide. : Taylor & Francis, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2001) 'Sport, Racism and the Limits of 'Colour Blind' Law'. In: Gardiner SJ; Welch R 'Race', Sport, and British Society. : Routledge, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (2001) The Role of Fan Power in English Professional Football. In: Gardiner SJ International Sports Law Review. : International Association of Sports Law, pp. 39-52.
- Gardiner SJ (2000) Wielka brytania. In: Gardiner SJ Status prawny polskich klubów i związków sportowych. : , pp. .
- Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2000) Regulation and Migration of Professional Sportsmen within the New Europe. In: Gardiner SJ; Welch R Professional Sport in the European Union: Regulation and Re-regulation. The Hague: Asser Press, pp. .
- Caiger A; Gardiner SJ (2000) Introduction: Re-Regulating Professional Sport In The European Union. In: Caiger A; Gardiner SJ Professional Sport in the European Union: Regulation and Re-regulation. The Hague: Asser Press, pp. .
- Caiger A; Gardiner SJ (2000) Postscript: Legal Intervention And The Possibility Of Enlightened Governance. In: Caiger A; Gardiner SJ Professional Sport in the European Union: Regulation and Re-regulation. The Hague: Asser Press, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (1998) The Law and Hate Speech: Ooh Aah Cantona: Demonisation of 'the Other'. In: Gardiner SJ Fanatics!: Power, Identity, and Fandom in Football. : Routledge, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (1995) Criminal Justice Act 1991- Management of the Underclass and the Potentiality of Community. In: Gardiner SJ Contemporary issues in criminology. : Univ of Wales Press, pp. .
Conference contributions (40)
- Gardiner SJ (2017) Integrity and Corruption in Sport: an attempt at Conceptual Clarity, Kaunas, Lithuania 20170626. : .
- Gardiner SJ; Morrison D (2017) Integrity and the Duty of Candour' University of Liverpool 20170215. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2017) Integrity and Corruption in Sport Molde, Norway 20170706. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2016) Match fixing and Football, Manchester FC 20170913. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2015) Fighting Corruption in Sport: does the Sports Integrity Industry have an 'integrity deficit'? Aarhus 20151025. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2015) Fighting Corruption in Sport: does the Sports Integrity Industry have an 'integrity deficit'? 20150910. : .
- Gardiner SJ; Riches L (2015) Sport Diversity, Discrimination and the Equality Act University of Chester . : .
- Gardiner SJ (2013) Arguments for and against a World Anti-Corruption Agency 20131029. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2012) Should there be a World Anti-Corruption Agency? Aalborg 20120911. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2010) Player Nationality Quotas in European football Malmö University, Sweden 20100410. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2010) Nationality and protectionism in football: why are FIFA's '6+5 rule' and UEFA's 'home grown player rule' on the agenda? Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK . : .
- Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2009) The Case against Nationality Quotas in European Sport University of Stirling, Scotland 20090622. : .
- Welch R; Gardiner SJ (2009) Homegrown players: a peculiarly European case of xenophobia University of Stirling, Scotland. 20090622. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2008) Roboref: the Future of Sporting Enforcement Athens, Greece 20081127. : .
- Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2008) The Beautiful Game - who Rules? London School of Economics 20080915. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2007) Regulation of Racism in UK Sport Mexico City, 20071113. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2007) Designing and Delivery of an International LLM/MA in Sport and Law, Teaching Legal Aspects of Sport Headingley Stadium, Leeds . : .
- Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2006) Tapping-Up, Bungs & Windows: Whither the Transfer System? University of Stirling, Scotland 20060328. : .
- Gardiner SJ; Naidoo U (2005) Match Fixing in Cricket Johannesburg, South Africa 20051128. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2005) Regulation of English Soccer: Do I Not Like That! University of Central Lancashire . : .
- Gardiner SJ (2004) Regulation of European Soccer: Some English Lessons to be Learnt Athens, Greece 20041125. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2004) Extreme Heat, Training Regimes and Medical Treatment of Elite Sports Athletes: Issues of Legal Liability Alice Springs 20041006. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2004) Training Regimes and Medical Treatment of Elite Sports Athletes: Issues of Legal Liability University of Newcastle Law School . : .
- Gardiner SJ (2004) European Regulation of Football Hooliganism Ghent, Belgium . : .
- Gardiner SJ (2004) Training Regimes and Medical Treatment of Elite Sports Athletes: Issues of Legal Liability University of Queensland Law School . : .
- Gardiner SJ (2004) Training Regimes and Medical Treatment of Elite Sports Athletes: Issues of Legal Liability Griffith University Law School . : .
- Gardiner SJ (2004) Training Regimes and Medical Treatment of Elite Sports Athletes: Issues of Legal Liability University of Auckland Law School . : .
- Gardiner SJ (2004) Training Regimes and Medical Treatment of Elite Sports Athletes: Issues of Legal Liability . : .
- Gardiner SJ (2003) Sports Corruption & Governance in Sport: What Is the Answer? Milwaukee, Wisconsin U.S.A. 20030925. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2003) Transfer Widows and the Transfer System London, UK . : .
- Gardiner SJ (2002) Key Note Speaker Tirana, Albania 20021123. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2001) The Court of Arbitration for Sport: Some Arguments for Reform Montevideo, Uruguay 20011128. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2001) The Future of Football Leagues In Europe: Competition Balance and Fair Competition? Rotterdam, Netherlands . : .
- Gardiner SJ; Welch R (2001) National Identity in Sport: Legal Issues Surrounding the Mobility of Sports Athletes Brunel University 20010613. : .
- Gardiner SJ (2000) The Americanisation of sports law? The American and European sports models compared Utrecht . : .
- Gardiner SJ (1999) The Contours of a New Legal Discipline & Regulation of Drug Issues in Sport Le Vendrome Hotel Cape Town, SA. 19991125. : .
- Gardiner SJ (1997) Criminal liability for Sporting Activity National Olympic Committee for Germany and the University of Potsdam, Berlin/Potsdam. . : .
- Gardiner SJ (1997) Sports law or Sport and the Law: the Birth of a Legal Subject Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK . : .
- Gardiner SJ (1997) The Law as it Relates to the Regulation of Spectator Racism in the UK, Race National Sports Law Institute, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin . : .
- Gardiner SJ; Felix A (1995) Juridification of Sport: Strategies for Giving Law the Elbow . : .
Conference proceedings (peer reviewed) (3)
- Gardiner SJ (2011) Nationality Quotas in European Football. In: 20100501. : Villeneuve-d'Ascq : Presses universitaires du Septentrion, pp. .
- Gardiner SJ; Pijetlovic K (2009) Power struggles in Football and the Treatment of Breakaway Leagues under EU Competition Law. In: Play the Game Congress Coventry, UK 20090608. : , pp. .
- Gardiner SJ (1999) The Manchester United Phenomenon: the Role of Fan Power. In: Athens, Greece . : , pp. .
Internet publications (1)
- Gardiner S; Welch R (2008), The contractual dynamics of team stability versus player mobility: Who rules 'the beautiful game'?. , vol. Volume|
Reports (2)
- Gardiner SJ; Siekmann R; Soek J; Offers M; Mojet H (2004) Football Hooliganism with an EU Dimension: Towards an International Legal Framework, Agis Programme 2003, Project Jai/203/Agis/138, October 2004, TMC Asser Instituut, The Hague, The Netherlands (with Robert Siekmann, Janwillem Soek, Marjan Offers and Hans Mojet).. . The Hague, Netherlands: Agis Programme 2003, Project Jai/203/Agis/138, TMC Asser Instituut.
- Fitchen JMC; O'Leary J; Gardiner SJ; Gray. JT (2001) Analysis of Doping Cases of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. A Research Project. . .
Working papers (1)
- Gardiner SJ (1997), Response to Law Commission Consultation Paper No. 139: Consent in the Criminal Law. Anglia Sports Law Research Centre Working Paper
