Summary
The present case note reports an interlocutory judgment rendered by the Court of Appeals of Brussels on 29 August 2018 in which the Court decided that the arbitration clause in the FIFA Statutes in favour of the Court of Arbitration for the Sport were too broad as they did not specify a defined legal relationship as required by Article 1681 of the Belgian Judicial Code. In addition, based on Article 1682, § 1 of the Belgian Judicial Code and Article 6.1 of the Lugano Convention the Court of Appeals of Brussels confirmed its own jurisdiction over the case. The case note then assesses the impact of the interlocutory judgment beyond this particular case. Lastly, the case note discusses the consequences of this decision for sports federations.
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