WADA v Sun Yang & FINA - The benefits (or otherwise) of a public hearing
Yesterday's media release1 issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) highlighted the uniqueness of the hearing that will take place at the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace tomorrow. Broadcast on a livestream via the CAS's website, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)'s appeal of the decision of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Doping Panel (FINA DP) in the case of the Chinese swimmer Sun Yang will be only the second set of CAS proceedings to take place by way of public hearing (following the case of De Bruin v FINA2).
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- Tags: Anti-Doping | Arbitration | Athlete Welfare | Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) | Dispute Resolution | FINA | Swimming | WADA
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Tom Rudkin
Tom is a leading reputation, media and information lawyer, and a Partner at Farrer & Co. He advises the firm’s clients on all issues relating to their reputation, privacy, confidential information and data. Tom advises individuals, companies and other institutions on all aspects of reputation management, whether it is responding to mainstream media coverage, protecting online reputation, dealing with defamation or harassment. Consistent with the team's ethos, Tom's work is very diverse and he firmly believes in taking a holistic approach to protecting clients' reputations.
