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This page includes legal commentary on recent decisions, arbitral awards, and legal developments relevant to Dr. Mavromati’s expertise.

Court of Arbitration for Sport European Court of Human Rights Swiss Federal Tribunal
Applicability of the prohibition of discrimination as part of public policy in relations between individuals – the Blake Leeper case - www.sportlegis.com +

Applicability of the prohibition of discrimination as part of public policy in relations between individuals – the Blake Leeper case

10 February 2022 | 3 mins read in Notes
No appeal to the CAS for doping-related procedures involving “national-level” athletes - www.sportlegis.com +

No appeal to the CAS for doping-related procedures involving “national-level” athletes

3 February 2022 | 3 mins read in Notes
Arbitrability of a contractual dispute between a football player and a club in case of insolvency proceedings - www.sportlegis.com +

Arbitrability of a contractual dispute between a football player and a club in case of insolvency proceedings

31 January 2022 | 3 mins read in Notes
Sporting successors in football and res judicata of disciplinary proceedings before association bodies - www.sportlegis.com +

Sporting successors in football and res judicata of disciplinary proceedings before association bodies

31 January 2022 | 4 mins read in Notes
No direct challenge to the Swiss Federal Tribunal following a decision rendered by the CAS Anti-Doping Division acting as a first-instance tribunal - www.sportlegis.com +

No direct challenge to the Swiss Federal Tribunal following a decision rendered by the CAS Anti-Doping Division acting as a first-instance tribunal

24 January 2022 | 3 mins read in Notes
On the limited scope of excessive formalism in CAS proceedings - www.sportlegis.com +

On the limited scope of excessive formalism in CAS proceedings

19 January 2022 | 3 mins read in Notes
Very limited scope of review in case of non-compliance with the form requirements and the applicable time limits - www.sportlegis.com +

Very limited scope of review in case of non-compliance with the form requirements and the applicable time limits

19 January 2022 | 1 min read in Notes
Right of a party to request a public hearing before the CAS - www.sportlegis.com +

Right of a party to request a public hearing before the CAS

13 January 2022 | 3 mins read in Notes
Standing of a third party to appeal a FIFA decision to the CAS - www.sportlegis.com +

Standing of a third party to appeal a FIFA decision to the CAS

13 January 2022 | 3 mins read in Notes
International sports dispute resolution in 2021 - www.sportlegis.com +

International sports dispute resolution in 2021

7 January 2022 | 14 mins read in Notes
No legal interest to challenge a CAS award in case of an “intention to bring a future action for damages at a later stage” - www.sportlegis.com +

No legal interest to challenge a CAS award in case of an “intention to bring a future action for damages at a later stage”

22 June 2021 | 3 mins read in Notes
(Re-)confirmed: the non-compliance with the time limits to file an appeal to the CAS is a question of admissibility - www.sportlegis.com +

(Re-)confirmed: the non-compliance with the time limits to file an appeal to the CAS is a question of admissibility

22 June 2021 | 3 mins read in Notes
On the limited scope of the principle of pacta sunt servanda in federal proceedings - www.sportlegis.com +

On the limited scope of the principle of pacta sunt servanda in federal proceedings

21 June 2021 | 2 mins read in Notes
No « forced » arbitration in a horizontal dispute between two football clubs - www.sportlegis.com +

No « forced » arbitration in a horizontal dispute between two football clubs

16 June 2021 | 3 mins read in Notes
Request for production of documents and violation of the right to be heard – the (obvious?) limits - www.sportlegis.com +

Request for production of documents and violation of the right to be heard – the (obvious?) limits

16 June 2021 | 3 mins read in Notes
Challenge of a CAS arbitrator for inappropriate tweets: the “duty of curiosity” revisited - www.sportlegis.com +

Challenge of a CAS arbitrator for inappropriate tweets: the “duty of curiosity” revisited

21 January 2021 | 5 mins read in Notes
International sports dispute resolution in 2020 and what to expect in 2021 - www.sportlegis.com +

International sports dispute resolution in 2020 and what to expect in 2021

28 December 2020 | 8 mins read in Notes
Lack of legal interest worthy of protection in case of a sporting competition that already took place - www.sportlegis.com +

Lack of legal interest worthy of protection in case of a sporting competition that already took place

16 September 2020 | 3 mins read in Notes
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