Dr. Despina Mavromati, founder of Sportlegis and fellow member of Women in Sports Law, wrote an informative article called, "International sports-related disputes from 2024 and what to expect in 2025." She writes about certain notable decisions issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and
The allegations against the Canadian men’s and women’s national soccer teams for filming their opponents' closed-door training sessions are deeply concerning. As a Canadian, I am deeply disappointed by these revelations. The claims suggest a pattern of such behaviour dating back several years and implicate
The Ad Hoc Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport issued its decision declining to impose a provisional suspension on Kamila Valieva, the Russian Figure Skater. The below reproduces the Court of Arbitration for Sports media release of February 14, 2022 in Beijing. Beijing, 14
The following article entitled "FEI Endurance Horse Abuse Case Overturned" was written by Christa Christa Lesté-Lasserre and posted on "the Horse - Your Guide to Equine Health Care" on May 7, 2021. Of particular note are the statements of Roly Owers, CEO of World Horse
On December 17, 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued its decision in the arbitration between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). CAS reduced the Russian doping ban from four years to two years in its decision. Russian
On 30 April 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivered an Award on the challenges brought by Caster Semenya and Athletics South Africa (ASA) to the validity of the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) eligibility regulations on athletes with “differences of sexual