ICAS Appoints Additional Arbitrators and Mediators

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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