In this article* we will discuss the Article 12bis procedure on overdue payables based on the jurisprudence of the DRC and the PSC during the last three years and five months: as from 1 April 2015 until 1 September 2018.** The awards of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in relation to Article 12bis that are published on CAS’ website will also be brought to the reader’s attention. In this article, we will also focus on the sanctions applied by FIFA committees under Article 12bis.
[*] This publication is the sequel an earlier article written with Mr Frank John Vrolijk, attorney-at-law at Loyens Loeff, as published on the Asser International Sports Law Blog. The first part was published on 5 July 2017 and the second one on 7 July 2017. Reference will be made to that contribution in which the first two years (between 1 April 2015 and 1 April 2017) of jurisprudence of FIFA DRC and PSC related to 12bis was examined. In this contribution the same structure and key concepts are used.
[**] Decisions published after the date of 1 September 2018 (even if issued before this date) will fall outside the scope of this contribution. The awards of the CAS in relation to Article 12bis will also be discussed in this contribution. However, only the awards as published on the website of CAS before 1 September 2018 will be discussed in this...
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