CAS 2012/A/3025 Galatasaray SK v. Hugo Issa
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 30/08/2013
Why it matters
Galatasaray SK v. Hugo Issa, 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 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
Galatasaray SK v. Hugo Issa: a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 30/08/2013. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Galatasaray SK v. Hugo Issa
Case number: CAS 2012/A/3025
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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