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Sport Disputes And Disciplinary Proceedings – Annual Review 2023/24

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Monday, 17 June 2024 Author: Rustam Sethna, Jordan Kochanski

Welcome to the disputes and disciplinary proceedings section of the LawInSport Annual Review 2023/24. If last year's review highlighted several prominent sports law disputes to make their way to the ‘back pages’,[1] this year has seen these disputes very much brought to the fore.  In the last twelve to fifteen months, we have witnessed several ‘heavyweight’ disputes; some involving household names of the industry, and others so landmark and unprecedented, that they challenged the structure and governance of sport as we know it today.

This chapter identifies some of the most prominent sports law disputes over the last year or so, briefly commenting on what the implications might be and what the future looks like:

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Rustam Sethna

Rustam Sethna

Rustam is a Senior Associate on the Sports Law team at Mills & Reeve and recognised by the Legal500 as a ‘Rising Star’ in Sports Law, where he is described as “extremely hard working” with “stand out […] expertise in cross-border sports litigation in areas ranging from football to sailing”. 
 
He has acted for athletes, clubs, governing bodies, player associations, agents and administrators in contractual, employment, disciplinary, ethics, anti-doping and selection disputes before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and various international and national governing body tribunals. He also advises on a range of regulatory issues in sport.” 
Jordan Kochanski

Jordan Kochanski

Jordan is currently a trainee solicitor at Ogier (Ireland) LLP, the leading firm for sports law in Ireland which has acted for over 35 of Ireland's national governing bodies. Since joining Ogier Jordan has experience in assisting with several Paris 2024 Olympic selection disputes (for NGBs and athletes), sports disciplinary hearings, intellectual property disputes, club governance matters and an independent investigation relating to a sporting event in Ireland.