CAS 2008/A/1534 Sandro da Silva v. Merriekh SC
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 22/12/2008
Why it matters
Sandro da Silva v. Merriekh SC, a contractual dispute in football 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 is a worked example of how CAS enforces contracts in sport, between clubs, players, agents or federations, applying the relevant regulations and Swiss law.
Summary
Sandro da Silva v. Merriekh SC: a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 22/12/2008. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Sandro da Silva v. Merriekh SC
Case number: CAS 2008/A/1534
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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