Sports Arbitration Interest in Qatar & Region on the Rise
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016 Manohar quits as BCCI chief Stephen Curry back with a bang Shashank Manohar resigns as BCCI Golden State Warriors point guard’s stunning PREMIER LEAGUE President, eyes top ICC post PAGE 31 show shoots team past Blazers PAGE 32 LIVERPOOL VS CHELSEA Sports arbitration interest in Qatar & region on the rise: CAS Secy-Gen The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and Qatar Olympic Committee officials at the Seminar of International Sports Arbitration which was held at the Qatar Olympic Academy in Doha on Tuesday. (PHOTOGRAPHS: HANSON K JOSEPH) IKOLI VICTOR SPORTS & LAW ties in Lausanne, the kind of relating to training compensa- DOHA cases, procedures used. We tion are typical cases. are aware there are strong de- He added that FIFA’s regu- THE Court of Arbitration for “The goal for us is to mand here and other countries lations on the status and trans- Sport (CAS) Secretary-General inform Qatari people, within the region to have more fer of players include a section Matthieu Reeb has said there the sports lawyers knowledge on how arbitration on protection of minors. He is increasing demand by Qatari interested in sport is organised.” explained that international football clubs, sporting federa- arbitration about our Matthieu said the semi- transfers of players are only tions and the regional associa- (Court of Arbitraion for nar by Qatar Olympic Acad- permitted if the player is over tions to have more knowledge Sports) activities in emy was well organised and the age of 18. Kleneir clarified on sports arbitration. He said the programme with experts that the player’s parents move the main function of CAS is the Lausanne, the kind of teaching has helped “a lot of to the country in which the resolution of sports-related cases, procedures used. people that attended with the new club is located for reasons disputes through arbitration We are aware there are knowledge impacted.” must not be linked to football. while speaking at a seminar strong demand here and Speaking on the court’s Michele Bernasconi, at- here on Tuesday. other countries within verdict on former UEFA boss, torney-at-law and member At the opening session of the region to have more Michel Platini, he said: “CAS of CAS talked about the ju- the seminar on international is the last instance tribunal risprudence of CAS in foot- sports arbitration at the Qatar knowledge on how arbi- in case of a dispute and it was ball-related matters. He said Olympic Academy building tration is organised.” decided that Platini’s suspen- football is a very important in Al Gharafa, Matthieu Reeb sion be reduced. However, field in CAS and that 60 per- gave a historical background CAS Secretary-General since he said he would like to cent of the cases in the court of the Court of Arbitration for Matthieu Reeb continue his fight, he would go are football-related. Sport (CAS) that was created to the Swiss federal tribunal, it Bernasconi added that in 1984. through the FIFA procedures is a possibility he would have CAS has a unified jurispru- He highlighted different for contractual problems, one month to file an appeal dence that players can leave landmark cases and said the transfer issues, employment- and the Swiss Supreme Court clubs if they are not paid sala- cases of Floyd Landis (cycling), related cases and the final which would then decide if his ries from any country. He said Oscar Pistorius (athletics) and decision of FIFA is usually ap- appeal will be upheld or not.” the procedure could be fast Alberto Contador (cycling) have pealed before CAS, and CAS in Jan Kleneir, an attorney-at- and less expensive. probably been the three cases a way renders the final deci- law, described typical football- Bernasconi said the Ro- that the court has had. sion which is applicable to Qa- related disputes as employment nald Da Lima transfer from Also, a CAS official ex- Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary-General Dr. Thani Abdulrahman al Kuwari (right) honours Court of tari clubs if they are involved,” related disputed between play- Inter Milan to Real Madrid plained the difference between Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Secretary-General Matthieu Reeb at the Qatar Olympic Academy on Tuesday. he added. ers, coaches and federations. was one of the most difficult dealing with disputes at the “The goal for us is to in- He said dispute relating to cases he handled; another be- FIFA level and the Court of Ar- ball clubs and federations in even have issues coming up people here,” Reeb said. form Qatari people, the sports solidarity mechanism, sanc- ing Valentin Vada, a case that bitration for Sport (CAS) level. Qatar are dealing with sport to CAS. So it is important to “I know that some foot- lawyers interested in sport tions based on FIFA disci- bordered on the protection “We know that many foot- legal issues and sometimes we provide information to Qatari ball clubs in Qatar have gone arbitration about our activi- plinary measure and dispute of minor. 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Warriors guard Stephen Curry est in a slew of doping accu- treal later this week where they view with R-Sport that Russia It is the first time in the Nation- with the NBA’s Most Valuable sations to rock Russian sport are expected to discuss doping was ready to provide WADA al Basketball Association’s his- Player award in May 2015. (AP) – were made by whistleblow- in Russian sport, among other with any dcouments they tory that a player has been the er Vitaly Stepanov in an in- topics. A woman works at the Brazilian Laboratory of Doping Control which requested. blanket first pick for the award, point for fifth. San Antonio Spurs terview aired on Sunday by A WADA independent was inaugurated on Monday ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics (to be Reedie meanwhile high- the league said. No player, star Kawhi Leonard was a distant American channel CBS. committee concluded in a held in August) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (REUTERS) lighted the part played by not even Michael Jordan in his second with 634 points while While Russia have dis- report published in Novem- Stepanov and his wife, banned pomp, has been a unanimous the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron missed the claims as an at- ber there was evidence of Stepanov – a former Russian of course interviewed by 800-metre runner Yuliya choice for MVP. James was third with 631 points. tempt to derail upcoming “state-sponsored” doping and Anti-Doping Agency (RU- WADA’s Independent Com- Stepanova, in laying bare the The award is chosen by a panel The Oklahoma City Thunder's WADA talks, the anti-doping mass corruption in Russian SADA) official – cites Grigory mission that exposed wide- extent of doping in Russia. of 130 sportswriters and broad- Russell Westbrook (486 points) agency expressed its concern. athletics. Rodchenkov, former head of spread doping in Russian “There is no question casters in the United States and and Kevin Durant (147) rounded “WADA will probe these The International Associa- Russia's now-discredited drug athletics last year. that the Stepanovs provided Canada with one vote going to out the top five. Curry is the new allegations immediately,” tion of Athletics Federations testing lab, as telling him that “Yet, regrettably, he was vital information and intelli- fans. 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