CAS 2016/A/4794 Club X. v. Z.
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 05/10/2017
Why it matters
Club X. v. Z., 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
Club X. v. Z.: a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 05/10/2017. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Club X. v. Z.
Case number: CAS 2016/A/4794
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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