CAS 2017/A/5270 Paige Johnson v. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 28/09/2017
Why it matters
Paige Johnson v. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), an anti-doping case in equestrian decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. For a student, it shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.
Summary
Paige Johnson v. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI): an anti-doping case in equestrian before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 28/09/2017. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Paige Johnson v. Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
Case number: CAS 2017/A/5270
Outcome: See the award.
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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