The advantages and disadvantages of arbitration within the sporting context
Produced in partnership with Daniel Meagher of Winston & Strawn
Practice notesThe advantages and disadvantages of arbitration within the sporting context
Produced in partnership with Daniel Meagher of Winston & Strawn
Practice notesThe purpose of this Practice Note is to consider arbitration within the context of internal sports proceedings and proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), focusing on:
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the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration within the sporting context
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in what circumstances internal sports proceedings will stand as arbitrations
The advantages and disadvantages of arbitration within the sporting context
Arbitration is frequently cited as having a number of advantages over litigation, including speed, cost effectiveness and flexibility of proceedings. Arbitration is also, generally, a private process whereby the content and outcome of the proceedings remain confidential.
These general traits remain largely true in the context of sports-related arbitrations, but ultimately will depend upon the specific context. Sports-related arbitrations might consist of, for example, internal proceedings of a sports federation or other regulating body, appeals of those decisions to CAS tribunals, appeals of anti-doping decisions to CAS tribunals, appeals of selection and eligibility decisions in the Olympic Games to CAS tribunals, or contract disputes before CAS tribunals
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