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The Laws of Sports: fast and furious or stable and reliable?

13 Sep - 14 Sep 2023

Session information

Dispute resolution mechanisms for sports conflicts: what's the best fit?

Thursday 14 September (1400 - 1530)

Description

•    Confronting the expectations of the user, counsel, arbitrator and centre: perspectives in sports disputes resolution, is everyone happy about the process and the outcome?
•    Applying the rule of law versus applying the rule of the game: is the frontier clear or blurred? 
•    Who sits as arbitrators in sports disputes: are arbitrators good referees?
•    Gender equality in sports dispute resolution: better or worse than in commercial arbitration?
•    Conflicts of interest in sports arbitration: the same old story?
•    Post World-Cup or Olympics construction disputes: are they all about delays?
•    Other disputes at the crossroad of sports and commercial laws: the example of sponsorship cases.
•    Sports and arbitration: the ideal doubles pairing? 
•    The arbitrability of sports law disputes: the case of employment contracts.
•    Is there room for mediation between litigation and arbitration?
•    Are national state courts a better forum for sports-related disputes?
•    The specificity of internal dispute resolution mechanisms within international sporting federations.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Jalal El Ahdab Bird & Bird, Paris, France; Member, Arab Regional Forum Advisory Board

Speakers

Rui Botica Santos CRA, Lisbon, Portugal
Xavier Favre-Bulle Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva, Switzerland; Co-Chair, Arbitration Committee
Dalia Hussein CRCICA, Cairo, Egypt; Membership Officer, Arab Regional Forum
Dr Abdulwahab Abdullateef Sadeq National Sports Arbitration Tribunal (NSAT), Salmiya, Kuwait
Emma Selfe Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners, Doha, Qatar
Andrea Sherpa-Zimmermann Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland