CAS 2012/A/2917 British Paralympic Association (BPA) v. International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS), Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 11/06/2013
Why it matters
British Paralympic Association (BPA) v. International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS), Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF), a disciplinary case in paralympic sport 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 reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.
Summary
British Paralympic Association (BPA) v. International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS), Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF): a disciplinary case in paralympic sport before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 11/06/2013. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: British Paralympic Association (BPA) v. International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS), Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF)
Case number: CAS 2012/A/2917
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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