Verwirkung principle in BAT jurisprudence
When dealing with sports law and reading the decisions of the Basketball Arbitration Tribunal (BAT) or the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), we are confronted with the term Verwirkung. So what exactly is this term and how is it applied in BAT? This term follows from the general principle of good faith and fair […]
Continue readingThe Club Is In Debt To You. How To Recover The Debt?
You are a professional player, a coach, or an agent and you are under a contract with a club. The club is in debt to you. Even though the deadlines have passed some time ago, the club keeps on delaying payments. What should you do? What is a further course of action? 1. Send a […]
Continue readingEarly Termination Of The Basketball Player–Club Agreement
There are situations where a player wants to leave a club or a club wants to break up with a player during the middle of the season. Before the contract between the player and the club expires. For whatever reason. That’s part of the business. To make such a separation as painless as possible and […]
Continue readingLegal Points Of The Basketball Player – Agent Agreement
The basketball player – agent agreement is an agreement concluded between the player and the agent. The agreement must be in writing and registered within FIBA. The role of the agent is extremely important in the basketball business. The agent serves as a “professional parent” to the player by helping him/her to lead the career, […]
Continue readingLegal Points Of The Basketball Player – Club Agreement
The basketball player – club agreement is probably one of the most essential documents in the business of basketball. I highly recommend my clients, be they players, clubs, or agents, to include all of the points listed below in each player-club agreement. This helps the parties to define and clarify the boundaries and avoid unnecessary […]
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