The future of Russian sport including hosting competitions and future participation of the Russian athletes in the major sports events depended on the outcome of a case that was pending before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Pre-History of the Case On 18 November 2015 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspended the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) […]
Obtaining evidence for sport-relating disputes in a dubious way remains frequent in practice. In particular, parties often use such evidence in CAS. It follows from the applicable law, that relying on such evidence does not contradict public policy. On 10 January 2018 Fancy Bears’ Hack Team made public communication between International Olympic Committee (IOC) and World Anti-Doping […]
On 2 August 2013, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) published a press-release about the decision made in a complex and highly controversial case on match-fixing, involving ten individuals and two football clubs from Ukraine – FC Metalist Kharkiv (“FC Metalist”) and FC Karpaty Lviv (“FC Karpaty”). The Tribunal sanctioned the Sports Director of FC Metalist and six football players for being directly […]
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