The Palestinian Football Association (“PFA”) has threatened to go to the Court for Sports Arbitration (“CAS”) unless FIFA agrees to take action against Israel over clubs based in the “illegally occupied” territory of the West Bank. Our previous reporting on CAS, its role and jurisdiction can be found here. The dispute concerns six Israeli football […]
Arbitration Clause
Arbitration Clause Tips
The “arbitration clause” or the “arbitration agreement” is the provision in a contract that allows the parties to have their dispute resolved by an arbitral tribunal instead of ordinary State courts. An arbitration clause is binding and the parties cannot renounce unilaterally to the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal. In order to draft an effective […]
