Focus on the application for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) in a doping case.
Me Audrey BRUIN recently assisted a professional athlete before the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD), who was initially facing a two-year suspension for ingesting Terbutaline (a substance used to treat asthma). The firm’s defense of the athlete before the AFLD enabled the suspension to be reduced from 2 years to 3 months. As part of the […]
Conference on the tax imposition of athletes in an international context
On March 8, 2024, Me Audrey BRUIN took part in the Conference on the tax imposition of athletes in an international context, at the University of Lyon 3. On March 8, 2024, Audrey BRUIN took part in the Conference on the tax imposition of athletes in an international context, in Lyon, under the direction of […]
Anti-doping rules: understanding sanctions, legal consequences and the role of the sports lawyer
Fair play and integrity are fundamental values of sport. They guarantee fair competition in which every athlete can demonstrate his or her skills on an equal footing. However, doping threatens these essential values. By using banned substances to enhance their performance, athletes who use doping substances, transgress these principles, compromising the fairness of competition and undermining confidence […]
Audrey BRUIN’s firm assists athletes before the AFLD
Audrey BRUIN recently intervened before the AFLD in two proceedings between professional athletes and the AFLD following doping controls. The firm assisted the athletes throughout the proceedings initiated by the AFLD, and also assisted them during the hearings held before the AFLD Sanction Commission. Audrey BRUIN regularly assists athletes with doping cases. Numerous products, including […]
Football coach-related disputes : Incapacity following an accident and payment of wages
A football coach, who is the victim of a serious accident that leaves him off work for several months, is entitled to receive, during this period of incapacity, payment of his monthly salaries. He is also entitled to be reimbursed for medical expenses incurred. The firm BRUIN Avocat is delighted to have assisted the US […]
A football agent sanctioned by a sports federation shall not be entitled to keep his licence if he has been subject to a disciplinary sanction imposed by the sports federation for violation of the rules of ethics, morality and deontology.
On 11 April 2022 (n°2115316), the administrative tribunal of Paris recalled that a person who has been the subject of a disciplinary sanction at least equivalent to a suspension imposed by his federation for a breach of the rules of ethics, morality and deontology, cannot hold or obtain a sports agent’s licence, as provided for […]
40% salary reduction imposed by a club on a player during the COVID-19 pandemic period deemed unlawful by CAS
In the context of a dispute regarding a salary reduction imposed on the Moroccan player Mourad Batna by the club Al Jazeera SC during the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (FIFA DRC) upheld the player’s request to contest the 40% reduction that had been unilaterally imposed on him. Following the appeal lodged by […]
DRC FIFA 19-01972 & CAS 2020/A/7242
On 23 April 2020, the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) upheld the claims of the Moroccan player Mourad Batna against the club Al Wahda FC (UAE), a decision partially confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (based in Lausanne – Switzerland) on 23 November 2021. The decision rendered by the FIFA DRC followed the […]
Jurisportiva.fr interview
Could you introduce yourself and your background? I am a lawyer in sports law and labour law, registered at Aix en Provence bar. I was sworn in 2012 and practised as an employment lawyer for three years in France before joining FIFA as a legal advisor in the Players’ Status Department. At the end of […]
Early termination of the contract with just cause by the player – Proceedings before FIFA DRC and CAS
Audrey BRUIN had the honor to represent the Moroccan player, Mourad BATNA, before the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber, the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA) – before its Dispute Resolution Chamber and its Appeals Committee – and at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), in the context of a contractual dispute with his previous […]