Competition Authorisation Rules: UEFA chooses Ireland as alternative seat for CAS arbitration
On 21 June 2024, UEFA, the governing body for European football, announced that it was amending its Authorisation Rules Governing International Club Competitions (the Authorisation Rules). The amendments contain one very interesting point as far as dispute resolution is concerned: the provision of an alternative seat for Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) arbitration in Dublin, Ireland.
This article explains what the Authorisation Rules are, and how and why they were amended, with particular focus on the addition of Dublin as new hub for football arbitration:
- What are UEFA’s Authorisation Rules and how were they amended?
- Why were the Authorisation Rules amended?
- The substantive amendment to the Authorisation Rules: Dublin as a seat of CAS arbitration
- The law applicable to the merits and jurisdiction
- Practical implications of the ISU ruling and the UEFA amendments
- Arbitration in Ireland
- Challenging an arbitration decision in Ireland
- “Ireland for Law” initiative
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- Tags: Arbitration | Authorisation Rules | CAS | Dispute Resolution | EU Law | Football | Ireland | Switzerland | UEFA
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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.
Having gained legal experience in several sec
Paddy Murphy
Paddy is a specialist sports lawyer and leads the Sports Law practice in Ogier's Irish office. He advises sports national governing bodies, clubs and businesses in the sports industry on contentious and non-contentious issues.
