Edson Kante runs Footytrix, a business, based in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland, teaching football "tricks" to boys and girls to encourage a greater engagement in sport and physical activity amongst children. Edson came to see solicitor Hannah Marshall about an exciting new project which is due to take place in Latvia at the start of the next school year.

Footytrix employs several coaches in Ireland who specialise in teaching children these special skills and techniques ("tricks"), as fun ways of getting children involved in playing football, without needing to use football pitches or playing full games.

They also train local coaches to continue the work after Footytrix has left. Footytrix coaches have been going into schools in Ireland for two months at the start of the school year to set up the schemes, train local coaches, and teach the first two months of the scheme to the youngsters.

Footytrix charges the schools for providing this service.

Footytrix has been offered a contract to provide the same service to five schools in Latvia. Footytrix coaches will go to Latvia for two months at the start of the next school year. They will stay together in a rented house.

Edson said that all the coaches employed by Footytrix have football coaching qualifications awarded by the Football Association of Ireland and have many years of experience of coaching children in particular. A number of those hoping to go to Latvia are also fluent Latvian language speakers.

The contract is for next year only. The Latvian schools will decide if the project is a success before they commit to renew the contract.

Edson has been made aware of two Latvian laws that are causing the business problems.

The first law

This requires all those working in schools in Latvia to be able to show that they have worked in Latvia for three years. He has been told that the reason for this law is to ensure that those people have a thorough understanding of the issues affecting children in Latvia and are part of a drive to improve teaching standards across the country. None of Footytrix's coaches have worked in Latvia for three years.

The second law

This requires all those wanting to teach football in any form in Latvia, to register with the Latvian Football Federation in advance, before they are authorised to begin. Edson is frustrated as it takes an average of two years for this process to be completed.

Hannah Marshall is meeting Edson again at the beginning of next week and would be grateful if you could write her a Memorandum, letting her have your views on the legal position.

In your Memorandum to Hannah Marshall you should:

1)Explain why the Services Directive applies to this situation.

2)Using the provisions of the Services Directive, explain, giving reasons for your answer, whether Footytrix can challenge the restrictions to the services they wish to provide, caused by:

i)the first law; and

ii)the second law