Sport focus
Anti-doping
Defence in results management and disciplinary proceedings under the World Anti-Doping Code, including appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
An anti-doping file is won or lost in the days after notification. The laboratory documentation package, the chain of custody and the athlete's own account must be secured while memories and records are still fresh.
We defend results management and disciplinary proceedings under the World Anti-Doping Code, address provisional suspensions immediately and take appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport where the first-instance decision is wrong.
Action plan
How we would run your matter
- 1Immediate responseWe answer the notification, protect the athlete's rights and challenge or shorten any provisional suspension.
- 2Scientific reviewThe documentation package is analysed with independent experts on contamination, metabolism and analytical method.
- 3Fault and sanctionWe build the no-fault, no-significant-fault or reduction case supported by evidence rather than assertion.
- 4Hearing and appealWe present the case at the tribunal hearing and appeal to CAS where the outcome justifies it.
Typical services
What we are most often asked to do
- Defence of adverse analytical findings and atypical results
- Therapeutic use exemptions and whereabouts failures
- Contamination and no-significant-fault arguments
- Provisional suspension and hearing representation
- Arbitration and appeals before the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Contact us
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PLL Legal — Sport disputes practice
Switzerland
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