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New Governance Standard For Swiss Sports

As the year draws to a close, the Swiss sport sector is approaching an important transition. On 1 January 2026, the new governance and ethics framework developed by Swiss Olympic will apply to all target groups...

Switzerland Media & IT

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Bär & Karrer

Provisional Measures In CAS Arbitration: IGF v. FIG

On 14 October 2025, according to a Media Release, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ("CAS") issued two decisions rejecting requests for urgent provisional measures in two appeals filed by the Israeli Gymnastics Federation ("IGF") and Israeli gymnasts.

Switzerland Media & IT

Aceris Law

Blowing The Whistle On CAS: The CJEU's RFC Seraing v. FIFA Decision

The decision strikes at the heart of the long-standing tension between the autonomy of sports governing bodies and the primacy of EU law.

Switzerland Litigation

Aceris Law

Negotiating Media Rights Agreements In Sports Part 1: The Kick-Off (Podcast)

This mini-series, part of our sports law blog, looks at negotiating media rights contracts in the sports business. If a rights holder wants to market their media rights, they need to set the right course from the outset...

Switzerland Media & IT

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Vischer AG

The International Gambling Laws & Regulations Review 2025/2026

Switzerland Media & IT

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MME

Centralization Of Sports Rights Part 2: Opportunities, Risks, And Regulatory Hurdles

Switzerland Media & IT

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Vischer AG

Centralization Of Sports Rights - Part 1: An Initial Legal Overview (Podcast)

Switzerland Media & IT

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Vischer AG

Sports Law 2025

Switzerland Media & IT

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Bär & Karrer

La dottrina del Field of Play: Pilastro della lex sportiva o ragione d'incertezza giuridica?

Worldwide Media & IT

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Bär & Karrer

Introduction To Horse Purchase Agreement: EU-Swiss Crossborder Cases

European Union Media & IT

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LINDEMANNLAW

Sports Law 2024

Switzerland Media & IT

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Bär & Karrer

Navigating Football Transfers In Switzerland: More Than Just A Game

Switzerland Media & IT

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Wenger Vieli AG

Part 11: Fair Play With AI: How Sports Organisations May Use Athlete Data

Switzerland Media & IT

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Vischer AG

Geneva Insights - December-January 2023

European Union Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The International Gambling Laws & Regulations Review 2025/2026

Switzerland Media & IT

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MME

Grenzen Der Vertragsgestaltung

Switzerland Commercial

BK

Bär & Karrer

"Stalking" Will Be Expressly Punishable Under The Swiss Criminal Code As Of 1 January 2026

Switzerland Criminal

BB

Borel & Barbey

Geldwäschereirechtliche Aspekte der Herausgabe und Distribution von Guthaben- und Geschenkkarten

Switzerland Government

KC

Kellerhals Carrard

Beteiligungsaufbau «über Nacht» in kotierten Gesellschaften – Rechtliche Analyse von Instrumenten zum Beteiligungsaufbau

Switzerland Commercial

BK

Bär & Karrer

New FIFA Football Agent Regulations

Early this year, FIFA enacted the new FIFA Football Agent Regulations ("FFAR") to improve fair dealing and market transparency.

Switzerland Media & IT

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Altenburger

The Intersection Between Human Rights And Sports Law – Semenya v. Switzerland

The dispute between Caster Semenya and World Athletics (formerly the IAAF) has received significant media attention over the last few years. Ross Simpson, Solicitor in our commercial disputes team...

Switzerland Government

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Sports Law 2023

Under Swiss law, using or applying prohibited substances per se is not a criminal offence for the athlete using or applying the substances.

Switzerland Media & IT

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Bär & Karrer

Sports Law 2022

Under Swiss law, using or applying prohibited substances per se is not a criminal offence for the athlete using or applying the substances.

Switzerland Media & IT

BK

Bär & Karrer

Sports Law 2021

Switzerland Media & IT

BK

Bär & Karrer

Country-Specific Brexit Information

Switzerland Immigration

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Envoy Global, Inc.

Bernie Hits E-commerce And The Right Of Withdrawal

Switzerland Media & IT

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Logan & Partners

CAS Procedures Compatible With Right To A Fair Trial Except For Refusal Of Public Hearing (European Court Of Human Rights)

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Challenge Against CAS Award Dismissed In A Professional Football Player's Employment-Related Dispute (Swiss Supreme Court)

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Swiss Supreme Court Dismisses Two Separate Challenges Against A CAS Award In Cameroonian Football Federation Saga

Switzerland Litigation

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Doping - Legalize It!

Switzerland Media & IT

RA

Rihm Attorneys

The Independence Of CAS Confirmed

Switzerland Media & IT

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Thouvenin Rechtsanwalte

CAS Decision Overturned By The Swiss Federal Supreme Court

Switzerland Litigation

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MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd

Freispruch für das Doping!

Worldwide Media & IT

RA

Rihm Attorneys

Doping - Legalize It!

Shortly before the start of the Winter Olympics in South Korea, the International Sports Court in Lausanne acquitted around thirty Russian athletes from doping charges.

Switzerland Media & IT

RA

Rihm Attorneys

The Independence Of CAS Confirmed

On 8 March 2018 the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published on its website a new decision in the field of international arbitration wherein it confirmed the Court of Arbitration for Sport's independence from FIFA.

Switzerland Media & IT

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Thouvenin Rechtsanwalte

CAS Decision Overturned By The Swiss Federal Supreme Court

Extraordinary victory for football player Ezequiel Matias Schelotto achieved. Dr. Lucien W. Valloni and Davide Colacino successfully represented the football player Ezeqiuel Matias ...

Switzerland Litigation

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MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd

Freispruch für das Doping!

Die heutige Dopingpolitik mit ihrer angeblichen Sorge um die Gesundheitsgefährdung von Spitzensportlern ist von Widersprüchen geprägt und möglicherweise verfassungswidrig.

Worldwide Media & IT

RA

Rihm Attorneys

Swiss Supreme Court Confirms CAS' Four Year FIFA Ban For Michel Platini

Switzerland Litigation

RA

Rihm Attorneys

The Landmark Matuzalem Case And Its Consequences On The FIFA Regulations

For the first time in more than 20 years, an international arbitral award has been annulled by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court for breach of substantive public policy.

Switzerland Media & IT

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MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd

When an Offer to Arbitrate is Binding on the Offering Party

Consent to arbitrate is the fundamental basis for arbitration. Absent this consent, arbitrators have no jurisdiction.

Switzerland Litigation

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Tavernier Tschanz

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