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Bulletin TAS CAS Bulletin 2015/1 TRIBUNAL ARBITRAL DU SPORT/COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT __________________________________________________________________ Bulletin TAS CAS Bulletin 2015/1 Lausanne 2015 Table des matières/Table of Contents Editorial ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Articles et commentaires/Articles and Commentaries ......................................................................... 5 Expedited Procedures before the Court of Arbitration for Sport ................................................. 6 Jeffrey G. Benz and William Sternheimer ............................................................................................. The Arab Countries in the CAS Jurisprudence: a retrospective ................................................... 12 Dr. Minas Khatchadourian ..................................................................................................................... The Taking of Evidence before the CAS ......................................................................................... 28 Estelle de La Rochefoucauld .................................................................................................................. Res judicata in sports disputes and decisions rendered by sports federations in Switzerland .... 40 Despina Mavromati .................................................................................................................................. Jurisprudence majeure/Leading Cases................................................................................................... 53 CAS 2013/A/3373 .............................................................................................................................. 54 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF) and Nevin Yanit ............................................................................................................................ 6 March 2015 ............................................................................................................................................. CAS 2013/A/3417 .............................................................................................................................. 58 FC Metz v. NK Nafta Lendava .............................................................................................................. 13 August 2014 ......................................................................................................................................... CAS 2013/A/3419 .............................................................................................................................. 61 Marítimo da Madeira – Futebol SAD v. Clube Atlético Mineiro ...................................................... 14 November 2014 ................................................................................................................................... CAS 2014/A/3486 .............................................................................................................................. 66 MFK Dubnica v. FC Parma .................................................................................................................... 2 February 2015 ........................................................................................................................................ TAS 2014/A/3587 .............................................................................................................................. 70 KRC Genk c. AS Monaco FC ................................................................................................................ 18 décembre 2014 ..................................................................................................................................... CAS 2014/A/3604 .............................................................................................................................. 74 Ralfs Freibergs v. International Olympic Committee (IOC) ............................................................. 17 December 2014 ................................................................................................................................... CAS 2014/A/3611 .............................................................................................................................. 78 Real Madrid FC v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) .............................. 27 February 2015 ...................................................................................................................................... CAS 2014/A/3613 .............................................................................................................................. 80 PAOK FC v. Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) & Panathinaikos FC ......................................... 6 October 2014 ......................................................................................................................................... CAS 2014/A/3628 .............................................................................................................................. 83 Eskisehirspor Kulübü v. Union of European Football Association (UEFA) ................................. 2 September 2014 (operative part notified on 7 July 2014) ................................................................ CAS 2014/A/3762 .............................................................................................................................. 89 Fernando Santos v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ............................ 2 23 March 2015 .......................................................................................................................................... Jugements du Tribunal Fédéral/Judgements of the Federal Tribunal .............................................. 93 Judgement of the Swiss Federal Tribunal 4A_304/2013 .............................................................. 94 3 March 2014 ............................................................................................................................................. A. (Appellant) v. Z., FIFA, X. (Respondents) ...................................................................................... Judgment of the Swiss Federal Tribunal 4A_362/2013 ................................................................ 97 27 March 2014 .......................................................................................................................................... X. (Appellant) v. The Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU, Respondent) .................................... Arrêt du Tribunal fédéral 4A_374/2014 ........................................................................................ 101 26 février 2015 .......................................................................................................................................... Club A. (recourant) v. B. et C. (intimés) ............................................................................................... Informations diverses/Miscellanous .................................................................................................... 105 Publications récentes relatives au TAS/Recent publications related to CAS ........................... 106 3 Editorial with the validity of the testing procedure in an ice hockey related case. The majority of the so-called “leading cases” selected for this issue reflects the high Also included in this Bulletin an interesting proportion of football jurisprudence dealt article prepared by Dr Minas Khatchadourian with by CAS Panels lately. Thus, eight out of entitled “The Arab Countries in the CAS the ten cases included in the Bulletin are Jurisprudence: a retrospective”. Mr Jeffrey football related. Benz and Mr Willian Steinheimer have analyzed together the different types of In a disciplinary context, the unsporting expedited procedures before the CAS while behaviour of a coach towards a referee is Ms Despina Mavromati addresses the res examined in Fernando Santos v. FIFA. A judicata effect of the decisions rendered by match fixing issue is also dealt with in the the judicial instances of sports federations. case Eskişehirspor Kulübü v. UEFA whereas Ultimately, the article of Ms Estelle de La in PAOK FC v. HFF & Panathinaikos, the Rochefoucauld deals with the taking of Panel observes its lack of jurisdiction. evidence before the CAS. In the field of transfer of players, the case Summaries of the most recent judgements Maritimo de Madeira Futebol SAD v. Clube rendered by the Swiss Federal Tribunal in Atletico Mineiro contemplates the nature of connection with CAS decisions have been the compensation in a case of breach of enclosed in this Bulletin. contract while in KRC Genk v. AS Monaco FC, the Panel deals with the training Of particular interest is the release of “The compensation issue where the player’s Code of the Court of Arbitration for Sport: transfer takes place within the EU/EEA Commentary Cases and Materials” in May zone. Finally, in Real Madrid v. FIFA, the 2015. This publication has been co-written by issue of transfer of minors is addressed. Ms Despina Mavromati and Mr Matthieu Reeb and forms a comprehensive analysis of The case FC Mets v. NK Nafta deals with a the provisions of the Code of Sports-related procedural aspect