Applicability of the prohibition of discrimination as part of public policy in relations between individuals – the Blake Leeper case

No appeal to the CAS for doping-related procedures involving “national-level” athletes

Arbitrability of a contractual dispute between a football player and a club in case of insolvency proceedings

Sporting successors in football and res judicata of disciplinary proceedings before association bodies

No direct challenge to the Swiss Federal Tribunal following a decision rendered by the CAS Anti-Doping Division acting as a first-instance tribunal

On the limited scope of excessive formalism in CAS proceedings

Very limited scope of review in case of non-compliance with the form requirements and the applicable time limits

Standing of a third party to appeal a FIFA decision to the CAS

International sports dispute resolution in 2021

No legal interest to challenge a CAS award in case of an “intention to bring a future action for damages at a later stage”

(Re-)confirmed: the non-compliance with the time limits to file an appeal to the CAS is a question of admissibility

On the limited scope of the principle of pacta sunt servant in federal proceedings