CAS 2016/A/4783 Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes v. European Bridge League (EBL)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 09/01/2018
Why it matters
Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes v. European Bridge League (EBL), a disciplinary case in bridge 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 shows how CAS reviews disciplinary sanctions imposed by a federation, checking both the finding and the proportionality of the penalty.
Summary
Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes v. European Bridge League (EBL): a disciplinary case in bridge before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 09/01/2018. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes v. European Bridge League (EBL)
Case number: CAS 2016/A/4783
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a disciplinary case
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