CAS 2008/A/1654 Bernardo Alves v. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 06/03/2009
Why it matters
Bernardo Alves v. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), an anti-doping case in equestrian decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. 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
Bernardo Alves v. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI): an anti-doping case in equestrian before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 06/03/2009. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Bernardo Alves v. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
Case number: CAS 2008/A/1654
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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