Bulletin TAS CAS Bulletin 2020/02 TRIBUNAL ARBITRAL DU SPORT/COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT __________________________________________________________________ Bulletin TAS CAS Bulletin 2020/2 Lausanne 2020 Table des matières/Table of Contents Editorial ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 Articles et commentaires / Articles and Commentaries / Artículos y Comentarios ........................ 6 The New Swiss International and Domestic Arbitration Law, Sport and CAS Arbitration Guido Carducci ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Experts in the Hot Tub at the Court of Arbitration for Sport Doriane L. Coleman & Jonathan Taylor .......................................................................................... 23 La sucesión deportiva de clubes de fútbol: consideraciones a la vista de la jurisprudencia del TAS en la materia Jordi López Batet ................................................................................................................................. 31 The regulatory framework of FIFA regarding the international transfer of minor players Despina Mavromati & Jake Cohen Esq. .......................................................................................... 41 Jurisprudence majeure / Leading Cases / Casos importantes ........................................................... 54 CAS 2018/O/5830 International Surfing Association (ISA) v. International Canoe Federation (ICF) 5 August 2020 ...................................................................................................................................... 55 CAS 2018/A/5982 Al Merreikh Sport Club v. Sudan Football Association (SFA) 20 February 2020 ................................................................................................................................. 63 CAS 2019/A/617968 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) v. Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) & Fédération Togolaise de Football (FTF) 19 June 2019 ......................................................................................................................................... 68 CAS 2019/A/6313 Jarrion Lawson v. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) 6 March 2020 ........................................................................................................................................ 73 CAS 2019/A/6388 Karim Keramuddin v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 14 July 2020 .......................................................................................................................................... 78 TAS 2019/A/6421 Olympique des Alpes SA (OLA) c. Geoffrey Mujangi Bia & Kayserispor Kulübü Dernegi 17 juin 2020 .......................................................................................................................................... 85 CAS 2019/A/6525 Sevilla FC v. AS Nancy Lorraine 14 April 2020 ........................................................................................................................................ 93 Jugements du Tribunal fédéral / Judgements of the Federal Tribunal / Sentencias del Tribunal Federal ........................................................................................................................................................ 97 4A_272/2019 4 September 2019 A. v. B. ................................................................................................................................................... 98 4A_485/2019 17 août 2020 Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim Ve Futbol Isietmeciligi A.S., Trabzonspor Sportif Yatirim, Futbol isletmeciligi Ticaret A.S., Trabzonspor Kulübü Dernegi c. Turkish Football Federation (TFF), Fenerbahge Futbol AS, Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ............................................................................................................ 102 4A_543/2019 30 April 2020 Kuwait Motor Sports Club v. International Motorcycling Federation .................................... 112 4A_618/2019 17 septembre 2020 Franck Herman Blahoua Betra c. Hellenic National Council for Combating Doping (ESKAN) ............................................................................................................................................ 115 Informations diverses / Miscellanous / Información miscelánea ................................................... 121 Publications récentes relatives au TAS/Recent publications related to CAS/Publicaciones recientes relacionadas con el TAS ................................................................................................... 122 3 Editorial Regarding the “leading cases” selected for this issue, due to the important number of Despite the multiple implications of the football cases registered by the CAS, they Covid-19 pandemic for the world in general mostly remain football-related. and for sport in particular, CAS has recorded a record number of cases in 2020 (probably In the field of football, the case 5982 Al more than 900 procedures), particularly in Merreikh Sport Club v. Sudan Football the field of football. One of the direct Federation deals with the validity of a match consequences for the CAS of the numerous complaint and with the application of restrictions due to the pandemic is the Articles R31.3 and R.32 of the CAS Code massive use of video-conferencing services related to the time limit to file written for CAS hearings and the new success of the submissions. In the case 6179, Gambia CAS e-filing platform, now generally used by Football Federation v. Confédération parties to file their written submissions and Africaine de Football & Fédération Togolaise exhibits. It remains to be seen whether those de Football, the eligibility to play of a player practices will continue to be largely used once is examined with an interesting discussion on the pandemic will be over. the issue of the burden and standard of proof where both parties adduce evidence of same Although delayed by a few weeks, the level. The case 6388 Karim Keramuddin v. renovation work of the future CAS FIFA is the first decision dealing with a headquarters at the Palais de violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics Beaulieu/Lausanne progresses normally so involving sexual harassment and abuse of that it is likely that the future CAS premises position committed by a football official. The will be available before the end of 2021. transfer case 6525 addresses a transfer with a sell-on clause. Finally, the case 6421 The jurisdiction of the CAS Anti-Doping Olympique des Alpes SA c. Geoffrey Division (ADD) designed for handling first Mujangi Bia and Kayserispor deals with a instance doping cases in force since January unilateral and unjustified breach of contract warranting the payment of compensation. 2019 is now recognised by 18 International Federations (IFs). Twenty procedures have Turning to doping, the case 6313 Jarrion already been filed and more are expected as Lawson v. IAAF examines the issue of the the implementation of the IF’s Anti-Doping proof of lack of intent in cases where the Rules (ADRs) are just now going into effect athlete cannot establish the origin of the alongside the new 2021 WADA International prohibited substance and of the Standard for Results Management. overwhelming importance of the other elements of proof of lack of intent in such The coming year is also likely to generate circumstances. more work for the CAS as the postponed Games of the XXXII Olympiad commonly Outside football and doping, the case 5830 known as the Tokyo Games are now International Surfing Association v. scheduled to take place during the summer International Canoe Federation concerns the 2021 in Japan. A CAS Ad Hoc Anti-Doping governance of stand-up paddle, a sport Division (ADD) as well as a “regular” Ad discipline that both the ISA and the ICF Hoc Division (AHD) that will act as an considered to fall within their respective appeal court and also as a sole instance for fields of competence. non-doping related matters will be established in this context with a distinct list We are pleased to publish for the first time in of arbitrators for each division. this issue a football-related article written in Spanish, now a CAS official language, by Jordi López Batet, “La sucesión deportiva de 4 clubes de fútbol: consideraciones a la vista de la jurisprudencia del TAS en la materia”. Furthermore, Despina Mavromati and Jake Cohen have co-written an interesting article on “The regulatory framework of FIFA regarding the international transfer of minor players” whereas professor Philippe Carducci, CAS arbitrator, has prepared a valuable paper entitled “The New Swiss International and Domestic Arbitration Law, Sport and CAS Arbitration”. Lastly, the article of Doriane Coleman & Jonathan Taylor highlights a topical issue, “Experts in the Hot Tub at the Court of Arbitration for Sport”. As usual, summaries of the most recent judgements rendered by the Swiss Federal Tribunal in connection with CAS decisions have been enclosed in this Bulletin. I wish you a pleasant reading of this new edition of the CAS Bulletin. Estelle de La Rochefoucauld Counsel to the CAS, Editor-in-chief 5 __________________________________________________________________________________ Articles et commentaires Articles and Commentaries Artículos y comentarios