Sport focus
International sports arbitration
Strategy and advocacy in arbitration seated in Switzerland, including CAS proceedings and challenges before the Swiss Federal Tribunal.
Sports arbitration has its own procedure: short deadlines, a de novo appeal standard and awards reviewable only on narrow grounds in Switzerland.
We conduct ordinary and appeal proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, advise on jurisdiction and act in challenges before the Swiss Federal Tribunal.
Action plan
How we would run your matter
- 1Jurisdiction and deadlineWe confirm the arbitration clause, the applicable rules and the filing window.
- 2Case strategyThe theory of the case, the panel profile and the evidence needed are settled early.
- 3Written phaseSubmissions, witness statements and expert reports are prepared and filed in Lausanne.
- 4Hearing and awardWe argue the hearing and advise on enforcement or a Federal Tribunal challenge.
Typical services
What we are most often asked to do
- Case strategy, jurisdiction and admissibility analysis
- Written submissions, evidence and witness preparation
- Hearing advocacy before CAS panels
- Setting-aside applications to the Swiss Federal Tribunal
- Recognition and enforcement of awards
Contact us
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PLL Legal — Sport disputes practice
Switzerland
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Email us at info[@]pllaw.ch
All enquiries are treated as confidential. Tell us the sport, the body involved and any deadline you are facing.