In February 2024, the International Bar Association (“IBA”) published itsupdated Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration(the “Guidelines”) following broad public consultation. The Guidelines, whilst non-binding, are widely adopted internationally and assist in unifying approach...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on June 14 overturned an IBA decision that excluded Boris van der Vorst and three other electoral candidates from the election citing the rule violation the day prior to the scheduled IBA elections. The CAS arbitrator accepted the request that they be ...
competitions or about any other topic. The IOC Session withdrew the IBA’s recognition in the summer of 2023 with an overwhelming majority and only one no-vote, and this decision was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Thus, IBA plays no role whatsoever in Olym...