International sports law and the practice of the Court of Arbitration for Sport

The seminar International sports law and the practice of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, organized by the Swiss Bar Association and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (city of Lausanne, Switzerland), was held in the city of Lausanne on September 7-8, 2012.

Over 300 sports lawyers, representatives of sports federations, football clubs, agents and sports officials from over 40 countries took part in the seminar.

Mikhail Prokopets, Head of Sports Law Practice of the Law Firm "YUST", and Dmitry Zhubrin, Assistant Lawyer of the Firm, represented the Firm at the event.

Acting arbitrators of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, distinguished sports lawyers and officials, who were among the speakers at the seminar, suggested for discussion the most acute and topical themes of international sports law and arbitration, including:

• Introduction of amendments to the Code of the Court of Arbitration for Sport;
• Taking of security measures by the Court of Arbitration for Sport;
• The procedure of transfer of underage players;
• Making the solidarity payments;
• Legal status of sports federations and peculiarities of their management.

Also, much attention was devoted to the novelties related to the procedure of licensing of professional football clubs and the financial fair play principle in football.

Business contacts with sports law specialists were established during the seminar and will be used in the interests of the clients of the Firm.