ABSTRACT
Sports contracts are a commonplace reality in the sporting world today. In fact, it can be argued that all sporting relationships begin and end with a contract as being the instrument in issue. While Caribbean athletes have, particularly in recent years, been the primary beneficiary of well-negotiated contracts that advance their commercial interests, increasingly, regional coaches and agents have also cashed in, with varying degrees of success. This chapter provides nuanced insights into the application of contract principles to the resolution of sporting disputes in the region, it does not, however, attempt to do so exhaustively. It also provides in-depth analyses, informed not only by decided cases and legislation, but also provocative social and academic commentary. The texts of international Sports Law instruments, like the World Anti-Doping Code, should be interpreted as independent and autonomous texts and not by reference to the existing laws or statutes of signatories or governments.
