Basketball Arbitration Award - Ghassan Sarkis, Ralph Sarkis vs Alwehda Club KSA - BAT 1737/21
Sports Law Arbitration Moot 2023 Winners - Kaushiki Singh & Shubhan Sheth
Key Principles On Player Contracts From The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (Part 3 – Compensation For Wrongful Termination)
Published Wednesday, 26 October 2022.
Sports Lawyer In The Spotlight: Farai Razano
Published Thursday, 29 September 2022.
Annual Review on Sports Dispute Resolution in China
Published Thursday, 21 July 2022.
Key Principles On Player Contracts From The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (Part 2: Interpretation & Performance)
Published Thursday, 26 May 2022.
Results & Evaluation of Pro Bono Legal Services at the Tokyo 2020 Games
Published Friday, 26 November 2021.
Incomplete, Unclear & Contradictory...How CAS & the Swiss Federal Tribunal Approach Pathological Arbitration Clauses
Published Friday, 19 November 2021.
Sport Resolutions to speak at the Asian International Arbitration Centre event
The Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) is hosting a webinar, titled “The Standard of Proof in Anti-Doping Arbitration: Understanding Comfortable Satisfaction” in conjunction with the AIAC September Sports Month 2021.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Ad Hoc Division registers its fifth case
Tokyo, 22 July 2021 – The Ad Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered its fifth arbitration procedure: CAS OG 20/05 Oksana Kalashnikova & Ekaterine Gorgodze v. International Tennis Federation (ITF) and Georgian National Olympic Committee & Georgia Tennis Federation.
Audley Sheppard QC appointed new chair of Sport Resolutions
Audley Sheppard QC has been appointed as the new Chair of the Sport Resolutions’ Board, taking over from Edwin Glasgow CBE, QC.
CAS dismisses the 2nd appeal of Blake Leeper
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the appeal filed on 1 May 2021 by US bilateral transtibial amputee sprinter Blake Leeper against the decision taken by the Mechanical Aids Review panel established by World Athletics (WA) dated 26 April 2021 in which the athlete’s 24 December 2020 application to run at WA-sanctioned events on Running Specific Prostheses (RSPs) that give him an overall standing height of 185.42 cm (6’1”) was denied. The WA panel did so on grounds that the height of the proposed RSPs conferred upon Mr Leeper an “overall competitive advantage over an athlete not using such aid” and were accordingly “not allowed” by Article R6.3.4 of WA’s Technical Rules. Accordingly, the decision rendered by the WA Mechanical Aids Review panel on 26 April 2021 is confirmed by CAS.
Sports Disputes and Disciplinary Procedures - the Year in review 2020/21
Published Wednesday, 19 May 2021.
Inappropriate Tweets & The 'Duty Of Curiosity': Why The Swiss Federal Tribunal Ordered The Sun Yang Case Be Reheard
Published Friday, 19 March 2021.
Access To Justice For Survivors Of (Sexual) Harassment And Abuse In Sports
Published Tuesday, 26 January 2021.
Annual Review On Sports Dispute Resolution In China (2020)
Published Thursday, 21 January 2021.
WADA v RUSADA: Reduced sanction leaves many questions
Sport Integrity Australia CEO David Sharpe has expressed disappointment for Australian athletes as a result of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision to reduce the four-year sanction on Russia by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on Russia CAS Appeal and Ruling
“USADA acknowledges the devastating decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the Russia case that hands WADA and clean athletes a significant loss. At this stage in this sordid Russian state-sponsored doping affair, now spanning close to a decade, there is no consolation in this weak, watered-down outcome. To once again escape a meaningful consequence proportional to the crimes, much less a real ban, is a catastrophic blow to clean athletes, the integrity of sport, and the rule of law.
CAS decision in the arbitration WADA v. RUSADA
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Russian AntiDoping Agency (RUSADA), with 50 intervening parties, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Milovic v/ KB Bashkimi
Helmanis v/ BC Spartak Saint Petersburg
Morgan v/ Amis du Basketball Contern
UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) v Darren Eales
Stanislav Poplavskyy receives lifetime ban from tennis
Basketball Arbitral Tribunal – I.N.T.L. Network Sports Ltd. v/ Theodore – BAT 1789/22
Basketball Arbitration Tribunal - Rodrigue Akl, Ellias Rustom - Lebanese Club Sagesse Beirut Club - BAT 1110/17
Improving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion In Sport – Lessons From Australia & UAE
Published Wednesday, 26 October 2022.
Jurisdiction Disputes: When Can National Bodies Hear FIFA-Related Employment Claims?
Published Friday, 30 September 2022.
How Sports Arbitration Is Evolving In China - The New 2023 Sports Arbitration Law
Published Wednesday, 17 August 2022.
Challenging Appointment Of Arbitrators: Swiss Federal Tribunal's Decision Highlights Uniqueness Of Sports
Published Thursday, 23 June 2022.
Automatic Promotion Dispute: The curious case of Polokwane City v South African Football Association
Published Thursday, 25 November 2021.
An Introduction To Portugal’s Court Of Arbitration For Sport: A Unique Arbitral Body
Published Thursday, 30 September 2021.
Nike And Chilean National Team: Sponsorship Dispute Reaches The Copa América
Published Friday, 06 August 2021.
Ad Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport registers its first cases
Tokyo, 19 July 2021 – The Ad Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will hold its first hearing today in the matter: OG 20/03 Jennifer Harding-Marlin v. St Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee & FINA.
Shelby Houlihan found guilty of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between the US track and field athlete Shelby Houlihan and World Athletics (WA):
- Shelby Houlihan is found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) pursuant to Rule 2.1 and Rule 2.2 of the World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules. • Shelby Houlihan is subject to a period of ineligibility of four (4) years starting on 14 January 2021.
- All competitive results obtained by Shelby Houlihan from 15 December 2020 through to 14 January 2021 are disqualified, including forfeiture of any titles, awards, medals, points and prize and appearance money obtained during this period.
CAS confirms the decision of the African Football Confederation (CAF) to postpone the match to 14 June 2021 but refers the matter back to CAF to decide any possible sanctions against the Sierra Leone FA
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled today on the appeal filed by the Fédération béninoise de football (FBF) following the decision to postpone the match Sierra Leone – Benin counting for the qualifiers of the CAN Total Cameroon 2021.
Newcastle United Takeover: Why The Premier League Should Amend Its Rules On The Appointment & Challenge Of Arbitrators
Published Tuesday, 23 March 2021.
The Blake Leeper Case - CAS Panel Rejects Double Amputee’s Appeal To Compete At The Olympics
Published Wednesday, 03 March 2021.
The EU General Court’s Ruling On Exclusive Arbitration Agreements In The ISU Case
Published Friday, 22 January 2021.
An Introduction To The Annual Review On Sports Dispute Resolution In China (2020)
Published Thursday, 21 January 2021.
Russia doping ban is halved after CAS ruling
Russia's ban from all major sporting events after a doping scandal has been cut to two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
IPC statement regarding CAS decision on WADA v RUSADA
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) acknowledges today’s decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to rule that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) is non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code.