CAS 2007/A/1312 Jeffrey Adams v. Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 16/05/2008
Why it matters
Jeffrey Adams v. Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), an anti-doping case in paralympic sport decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. For a student, it shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.
Summary
Jeffrey Adams v. Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES): an anti-doping case in paralympic sport before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 16/05/2008. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Jeffrey Adams v. Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES)
Case number: CAS 2007/A/1312
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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