Industry: Sports
Rivkin addresses CAS media storm at IBA
David W Rivkin used an appearance at the IBA annual conference to criticise press coverage of the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s recent decision against Jordan Chiles – rejecting allegations that the US gymnast did not receive a fair hearing.
20 September 2024
CAS publishes Gharavi award amid media storm
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has published a controversial award that saw US gymnast Jordan Chiles stripped of her Olympics bronze medal and caused a fierce media backlash against the institution and issuing tribunal – as the US team alleges that CAS did not provide it with conflict-of-interest disclosures made by chair Hamid Gharavi.
15 August 2024
Swiss panel rules on Russian sponsorship of Formula 1 team
A Swiss tribunal has ruled on a Russian fertiliser producer’s claim against US Formula 1 racing team Haas over a sponsorship agreement that was terminated in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
26 June 2024
CJEU ruling heralds clash between EU law and sports arbitration
Practitioners have been reacting to a decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union that mandatory CAS arbitration provisions in the rules of an international sports federation may clash with EU competition law.
05 January 2024
Tennis star appeals doping ban to CAS
The former world number one tennis player Simona Halep has appealed against her four-year ban for doping offences at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
25 October 2023
Spanish contractor pursues Gabon over stadium award
A Spanish infrastructure company has asked a US court to enforce a €12.5 million ICC award against Gabon over a failed project to upgrade a football stadium for the Africa Cup of Nations.
13 October 2023
Real Madrid loses sponsorship fight with UAE fund
Spanish football club Real Madrid has lost a €550 million ICC claim against an Emirati sovereign wealth fund that it accused of abandoning a sponsorship agreement to help finance the redevelopment of its stadium.
15 May 2023