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Requalification of an E-Sport Player Contract: the Metz Court of Appeal Confirms the Existence of a Contract of Employment. by Hugo Solard, Avocado.

While the status of professional e-sport players takes many contractual forms, the Metz Court of Appeal recalls "classical" principles concerning the application of labour law to certain players. In a judgment of 18 June 2025, it acknowledged that a player, who was nevertheless engaged by a simple contract of performance, was a well-known salaried player. This decision is part of an emerging jurisprudential trend which invites the e-sport struct…
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While the status of professional e-sport players takes many contractual forms, the Metz Court of Appeal recalls "classical" principles concerning the application of labour law to certain players. In a judgment of 18 June 2025, it acknowledged that a player, who was nevertheless engaged by a simple contract of performance, was a well-known salaried player. This decision is part of an emerging jurisprudential trend which invites the e-sport struct…

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village-justice.com broke the news in on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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