CAS 2018/A/6052 Maqbull Abdi Karim v. Gor Mahia Football Club
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 19/08/2019
Why it matters
Maqbull Abdi Karim v. Gor Mahia Football Club, 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 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
Maqbull Abdi Karim v. Gor Mahia Football Club: a contractual dispute in football before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 19/08/2019. The Court held that CAS found it had no jurisdiction. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Maqbull Abdi Karim v. Gor Mahia Football Club
Case number: CAS 2018/A/6052
Outcome: Jurisdiction denied
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: a contractual dispute
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