It is fairly common to have a penalty clause inserted in a football-related contract (e.g. a player-transfer contract) for the event of non-compliance with its terms. Due to the fact that contractual penalties are not explicitly regulated in the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP), Swiss law applies in the majority of the contracts (with an international dimension) and defines / interprets the modalities of such penalty clauses.
NEW BOOK RELEASE
by Despina Mavromati / Matthieu Reeb, Wolters Kluwer 2025
Ιn its fully revised second edition, The Code of the Court of Arbitration for Sport offers a comprehensive, article-by-article commentary of the CAS Rules. Drawing on leading CAS and Swiss Federal Tribunal case law, CAS practices and international arbitration principles, the book is an indispensable reference for practitioners, arbitrators, and scholars working in sports arbitration.
This second edition introduces significant updates, including new model documents and new chapters on the ICAS, the CAS ad hoc Rules and the CAS Anti-Doping Division Rules during the Olympic Games.
