CAS 2013/A/3099 Besiktas JK v. Allen Iverson
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 30/08/2013
Why it matters
Besiktas JK v. Allen Iverson, a contractual dispute in basketball 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 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
Besiktas JK v. Allen Iverson: a contractual dispute in basketball before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 30/08/2013. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Besiktas JK v. Allen Iverson
Case number: CAS 2013/A/3099
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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