Swiss Supreme Court's approach towards "legitimate interest" in setting aside and public policy issues in sports disciplinary cases | Practical Law

Swiss Supreme Court's approach towards "legitimate interest" in setting aside and public policy issues in sports disciplinary cases | Practical Law

The Swiss Supreme Court has considered whether an athlete had a legitimate interest in having an award set aside, even though the ban imposed on him by the award expired two days after the petition was filed. It also considered, although leaving the question open, whether issues related to evidence in its widest sense, in sports disciplinary matters, fell under the setting aside ground of public policy.

Swiss Supreme Court's approach towards "legitimate interest" in setting aside and public policy issues in sports disciplinary cases

by PD Dr. Nathalie Voser (Partner) and Aileen Truttmann (Associate), Schellenberg Wittmer (Zurich)
Published on 16 Apr 2013Switzerland
The Swiss Supreme Court has considered whether an athlete had a legitimate interest in having an award set aside, even though the ban imposed on him by the award expired two days after the petition was filed. It also considered, although leaving the question open, whether issues related to evidence in its widest sense, in sports disciplinary matters, fell under the setting aside ground of public policy.