The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), the governing body of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), has appointed 24 new arbitrators and 2 new mediators.
Effective 1 January 2017, the new members can be nominated to serve as arbitrator or mediator in CAS arbitrations or mediations.
The CAS was created in 1984 to provide dispute resolution services to the sports world. For over 30 years, it has settled disputes involving athletes, coaches, federations, sponsors, agents, clubs, leagues and organizers of sports events from almost every country in the world through arbitration and mediation procedures. In 2016, the CAS registered over 600 arbitration procedures and 10 mediations – another record year.
In line with the growth in the number of procedures conducted by the CAS each year and in order to allow a constant turnover of its lists, ICAS regularly reviews and increases its lists of arbitrators and mediators, focussing on geographic spread as well as on gender and knowledge of the sports world in order to achieve a balanced list of independent legal specialists equipped to meet the unique challenges of global sports arbitration and mediation.
This year, ICAS is especially proud to welcome Ms Zali Steggall, a former champion in alpine skiing (slalom), Olympic bronze medallist in Nagano 1998 and World Champion in 1999, now a barrister specialising in family and sports law.
New CAS arbitrators, in alphabetical order:
Prof. Roger Abrams, USA
Dr Siarhei Ilyich, Belarus
Mr Richard Akpokavie, Ghana
Mr Majid Khuthaila, Saudi Arabia
Dr Rashid Al-Anezi, Kuwait
Prof. Dr Li Zhi, China
Mr Salman A. Al-Ansari, Qatar
Prof. Didier Linotte, France
Mr Bandar Alhamidani, Saudi Arabia
Dr Sven Nagel, Germany
Dr Parand Azizi, Iran
Ms Carmen Nuñez-Lagos, Spain
The Hon. Pierre Dalphond, Canada
Ms Zali Steggall, Australia
Mr Stephen Drymer, Canada
Mr Stefan Geir, Iceland
Dr Fan Mingchao, China
Mr Robert Weber SC, Australia
Ms Raphaëlle Favre-Schnyder, Switzerland
Mr Glenn Wong, USA
Mr Axel Heck, Germany
Dr Norbert Wühler, Germany
Mr Bruce Hodgkinson SC, Australia
Mr Alain Zahlan de Cayetti, France
New CAS mediators, in alphabetical order:
Mr David Bennett, Australia
Ms Konstantina Morou, Greece
For more information, please contact:
Matthieu Reeb
ICAS/CAS
Secretary General
Email: media@tas-cas.org
Tel: (41 21) 613 50 00
Fax: (41 21) 613 50 01
Web: www.tas-cas.org
Katy Hogg
Communications Officer
Email: media@tas-cas.org
Tel: (41 21) 613 50 00
Fax: (41 21) 613 50 01
Web: www.tas-cas.org
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