Mutu and Pechstein v Switzerland: Sports Arbitration in the ECtHR (Part II)

Following the recent case of RFC Seraing and Doyen Sports Company v FIFA and Others [2018], the ECtHR took a look at the concerning world of mandatory arbitration clauses in sports contracts in the hugely important Mutu and Pechstein v Switzerland [2018], handed down last week.

This post follows Part I of this writer’s analysis of the European Court of Human Rights’ decision in the case of Mutu and Pechstein. As the article notes, it has the potential to be the most important Sports Law decision since the Bosman ruling, with profound implications for dispute resolution in all sports.

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