CAS 2008/A/1595 Irina Deriugina v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 27/10/2008
Why it matters
Irina Deriugina v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), a disciplinary case in gymnastics 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 reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.
Summary
Irina Deriugina v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG): a disciplinary case in gymnastics before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 27/10/2008. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Irina Deriugina v. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)
Case number: CAS 2008/A/1595
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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