That's like saying if all club owners were Freemasons and were dealing drugs between each other member of that organisation then they could not be taken to court.I’ve been told that because this is about a breach of Uefa rules that all clubs agreed to be bound by, if found guilty, City won’t be able to take this matter through the civil courts. Does anyone have any further detail about this?
The ECJ struck out decisions made by the Belgian FA and uefa, because they contravened EU laws on freedom of movement of workers in the Bosman case.My understanding is that CAS is the last port of call to appeal against a UEFA ruling. However, City could still take a case that FFP is fundamentally illegal under EU competition law to the courts. If they do that and the case is decided in their favour FFP is dead and all previous UEFA judgements and sanctions on the subject are null and void. Then they could start chucking some libel and slander cases around.
I am certainly no expert on the law, but I think if you agree to go to arbitration you are bound by that decision, I would be surprised if we could go to CAS and then the courts over the same issue.The ECJ struck out decisions made by the Belgian FA and uefa, because they contravened EU laws on freedom of movement of workers in the Bosman case.
I think that that would set a precedent. It would seem inconceivable that any governing body in any sport or industry could attempt to prevent the right of anyone to go to law.
I am certainly no expert on the law, but I think if you agree to go to arbitration you are bound by that decision, I would be surprised if we could go to CAS and then the courts over the same issue.
OK cheers.It wouldn't be the same. City can only go to CAS about the application of UEFA rules, but they can go to law about the legality of them.
It certainly does not preclude going to court. Having agreed to arbitration might weaken the case in court as the party seeking legal action could be deemed to have forfeited this by agreeing to be bound by the arbitrators' decision. It would depend on the precise terms of the reference to the CAS.I am certainly no expert on the law, but I think if you agree to go to arbitration you are bound by that decision, I would be surprised if we could go to CAS and then the courts over the same issue.
Tsunami in a moat?I agree up to a point. Originally they put the barrier in place and, with growing alarm, they have consistently kept on raising it as the City surge has developed into a tsunami. They'll keep on doing it too. Good job we made it across the drawbridge before the moat became too wide to cross.
So, UEFA president Ceferin is a friend of Agnelli (Juventus and ECA president and G4's frontman) and a godfather of his daughter. Surely there's a conflict of interests that could be legally proven?https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/sports/for-europes-soccer-chief-the-outrage-arrives-in-waves.html
Interesting article. Can see all the different lobbies in UEFA and interestingly, Ceferin the UEFA president is very very close to Agnelli, the Juve boss.