Latest amendments to the CAS Code: What you need to know
Introduction
On 1 January 2016, the latest amendments to the Code of Sports-related Arbitration came into effect.1 Commonly known as the “CAS Code,” these rules and regulations govern the procedure the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
For those lawyers actively engaged at the CAS, recognising and understanding the amendments are fundamental to best practices and effective advocacy on behalf of a client.
For those who aren’t actively engaged at the CAS, we hope that this article helps provide a better understanding of the arbitral body for which much of sport relies on for dispute resolution and some of the rules that govern it.
In this article, we will review each of the amendments made to the CAS Code in a format that we hope will be accessible to both those who appear before the CAS and those in sport who want to keep apprised of the ongoing developments at sport’s “supreme court.”
Amendments
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- Tags: Code of Sports-related Arbitration | Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) | Governance | Private International Law Act of Switzerland (PILS) | Regulation | United Kingdom (UK)
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Written by
Mark Hovell
Mark is a partner and the head of the sports team at Mills & Reeve LLP.
Jake Cohen
Jake is a senior associate and founding member of the Sports & Entertainment team at Lawrence Stephens. He acts for clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters.
Jake acts on high-profile matters within sport and his calm, direct and focused approach coupled with his strong commercial background and experience working with key stakeholders across the global sporting industry enables him to communicate and distil complex legal matters into practical advice in an engaging, accessible, and actionable way.
He specialises in advising clients on commercial, image rights, employment, complex regulatory and cross-border matters in addition to acting for clients in disputes before The FA, FIFA, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Given the international nature of his work, Jake frequently collaborates with colleagues from a variety of different countries, jurisdictions and backgrounds.
Jake is passionate about ensuring that costs are not a barrier to receiving top legal advice and access to justice and he regularly provides pro bono assistance to young athletes and entrepreneurs. Additionally, he has been a member of the American Bar Association’s Military Pro Bono Project since qualifying as a lawyer.
