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How the International Cricket Council's Dispute Resolution Committee works

India and Pakistan Cricket Dispute Resolution
Monday, 29 January 2018 Author: Rustam Sethna

India and Pakistan are currently locking horns over the enforceability of a memorandum of understanding for a bilateral series that was supposed to be played between the nations but that India cancelled. It’s a fascinating dispute that has recently been referred to the Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) of the International Cricket Council (ICC). 1 In light of this, the author thought it would be interesting to briefly explore the background to the dispute, before explaining how proceedings before the DRC work. In particular, the article will focus on:

  • An introduction to the ICC Dispute Resolution Committee Terms of Reference

  • How dispute panels are constituted

  • Powers of the dispute panel

  • Parties rights of appeal

 

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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.”