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  • What are the Rules?


    1.    FIBA Internal Regulations governing the BAT (Book 3, Chapter VII)
     
    2.    BAT Arbitration Rules – version 1st May 2014
     
    3.    BAT Standard Arbitration Clause

     
    Who is the BAT ?

    Composition of BAT 2016

     
    How does the BAT procedure work ?

    BAT Presentation

     
    How to file a Request for Arbitration ?

    Request for Arbitration 2016.doc

     
    How to contact the BAT ?


    BAT@martens-lawyers.com

     

    Some Statistics

    BAT Statistics 2007-2015

  • What is the Standard Arbitration Clause?

    "Any dispute arising from or related to the present contract shall be submitted to the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) in Geneva, Switzerland and shall be resolved in accordance with the BAT Arbitration Rules by a single arbitrator appointed by the BAT President. The seat of the arbitration shall be Geneva, Switzerland. The arbitration shall be governed by Chapter 12 of the Swiss Act on Private International Law, irrespective of the parties' domicile. The language of the arbitration shall be English. The arbitrator shall decide the dispute ex aequo et bono."

    What kind of disputes can be brought before BAT?

    Any dispute arising in the world of basketball with regard to which the parties have signed an arbitration agreement in favour of BAT (see standard clause in 0.3 of the BAT Rules).

    What do I have to do to put a BAT arbitration in motion?

    File a Request for Arbitration (download Template for Request for Arbitration) as per 9.1 of the BAT Rules with FIBA or the BAT Secretariat and pay the non-reimbursable handling fee (see table in article 17.1).

    The arbitration will not proceed until the fee is received in the FIBA account (17.1).

    What are the costs of a BAT arbitration?

    After receipt of the Request for Arbitration the BAT Secretariat will fix an advance on costs based, inter alia, on the monetary value of the dispute and the complexity of the case to be paid in equal shares by both parties (9.3). In cases with a value up to EUR 30,000 the advance on costs shall not in principle exceed EUR 5,000; in such cases the Arbitrator shall deliver an award without reasons unless a party requests a reasoned award and pays the respective advance on costs.

    What if a party fails to pay its share of the costs?

    If one of the parties fails to pay its share of the advance on costs, the other party may substitute for it so that the arbitration can proceed (9.3).

    Who will decide the dispute?

    A single arbitrator appointed by the BAT President (8.1). The profiles of the BAT arbitrators can be found under "Basketball Arbitral Tribunal Composition (BAT President and BAT Arbitrators)".

    How do the parties submit their motions?

    In general, the arbitration procedure will be conducted in writing. Hearings will be held only upon request (13.1).

    How long does a BAT arbitration take?

    The Award will be delivered in principle within six weeks after completion of the arbitral proceedings (16.3).

    How are BAT awards enforced?

    BAT awards are enforceable like any other arbitral award; in most countries the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards will apply here.

    BAT is unable to assist in the enforcement.

    Parties failing to honour a final BAT award may be sanctioned by FIBA (cf. Article 3-300 of the FIBA Internal Regulations). Parties seeking FIBA's action must file a request for enforcement with FIBA.

    What do I have to provide under "Request for Relief"?

    The Request for Relief shall contain a detailed analysis of all the amounts claimed (salaries, bonuses, compensation, interest, reimbursement of legal and other costs etc) and/or any other Claimant's request from the Tribunal.

  • In accordance with article 3-300 of the FIBA internal Regulations, the following clubs, players, agents and coaches have been sanctioned by FIBA for their failure to honour an award of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal:

    Clubs
    Country
    Club Name
    Men/Women
    Date of sanction
    # of bans in place
    Bulgaria BK Cherno More Port Varna  Men 26 April 2016  
    Bosnia & Herzegovina  KK Bosna ASA BH Telekom Men  11 May 2011  
    Brazil  Unitri Universo Uberlandia BC  Men  2 Nov. 2011  
    Croatia KK Cibona Men 23 Nov. 2015  
    Croatia KK Zadar s.d.d. Men 26 Oct. 2015  2 bans in place
    Cyprus  Basketball Club AEL Limassol Men  31 Jan. 2013  2 bans in place
    Cyprus Achilleas Kaimakliou Basketball Club Men  23 Jun. 2011  
    Greece AC Ippokratis Kos Men 24 Feb. 2016  
    Greece  KAE Kalathosfairisis Kavalas Men  20 Nov. 2013  
    Greece  BC Athlitikos Omilos Paleo Faliro Women  7 Dec. 2012  
    Greece  Maroussi B.C. Men  4 Nov. 2011  
    Greece  Olympia Larisa BC Men  4 Nov. 2010  
    Greece  AEP Olimpias Patron Men  18 May 2010 2 bans in place
    Hungary Szeviep-Szeged Kosarlabda Sport Kft. Women 17 May 2011  
    Iran Mahan Sepahan Club Men 3 Nov. 2014  
    Iran Esfahan Zobahan Cultural and Sports Club Men 10 Oct. 2014  
    Iran Petrochimi Bandar Imam Harbour Basketball Club Men 23 Jan. 2013  
    Israel Elitzur Ashkelon Men 24 Feb. 2016  
    Israel Elitzur Ramla BC Men 23 April 2015 5 bans in place
    Italy La Spezia Srlssd (A.S. Virtus Basket Spezia) Men 06 April 2016  
    Italy S.S. Sutor Srl Men 4 June 2014 4 bans in place
    Italy ASD Napoli Basket Vomero Women 31 Jan. 2011  
    Italy Fortitudo Pallacanestro Srl (Bologna) Men 29 June 2010  
    Italy S.S. Basket Napoli s.r.l Men 4 Dec. 2008  
    Italy Azzurro Basket Napoli 2013 SSADRL Men 12 Nov. 2014  
    Kosovo KB Peja Basketball Club of Kosovo Men 20 May 2016  
    Lebanon Tadamon Zouk Club Men 28 Jan. 2016  2 bans in place
    Lebanon Antranik Y.A. Men 18 Dec. 2013  
    Mexico Halcones de Xalapa A.C. Men 27 Feb. 2015 2 bans in place
    Puerto Rico Guaynabo Mets Basketball Club Inc Men 02 Feb. 2016  
    Poland Sporka “GRONO” Sportowa Spolka Akcyjna  Men 10 Feb. 2016  
    Poland Zielona Gora BC Men 13 Nov. 2015 3 bans in place
    Romania

    		 CSM Targoviste Women 17 April 2014 2 bans in place
    Romania Basketball Club CS Otopeni Men 31 Oct. 2011  
    Romania BCM Elba Timisoara Clubul Sportiv Elba Men 26 Jan. 2011  
    Russia BC Spartak Primorie Men 06 April 2016  
    Russia BC Krasnye Krylya Samara Men 2 June 2015 3 bans in place
    Russia Ural Great Professional Basketball Club Men 10 Oct. 2009 4 bans in place
    Serbia KK Radnicki Kragujevac Men 4 March 2014 3 bans in place
    Serbia KK Vojvodina Srbijagas Men 31 May 2010  
    Spain Club Baloncesto Valladolid SAD Men 9 Apr. 2014  
    Spain Club C.B. Club Atapuerca Men 31 Oct. 2011  
    Spain Club Baloncesto Granada SAD Men 19 Jul. 2011 2 bans in place
    Spain Basketball Club Menorca Basquet SAD Men 31 Mar. 2011  
    Turkey Trabzonspor Basketbol Kulübü  Men 20 May 2016  
    Turkey Galatasaray Spor Kulübü Dernegi  Men 20 May 2016 2 bans in place
    Turkey Fenerbahce Spor Kulübü Women 22 April 2016  
    Turkey Torku Konyaspor Basketbol Kulübü Men 23 Feb. 2016  
    Turkey Selcuk Universitesi Sport Kulübü Men 17 April 2015  
    Turkey BC Aliaga Petkim Men 30 Aug. 2014 2 bans in place
    Turkey Antalya Buyuksehir Spor Kulübü Dernegi Men 4 Oct. 2010 2 bans in place
    Turkey Samsun Basketbol Kulübü Women 11 Feb. 2013 3 bans in place
    Turkey Bornova Belediyesini Spor Kulübü Men 2 Apr. 2012  
    Ukraine BSC Budivelnyk Men 17 Apr. 2015 2 bans in place
    Ukraine BC Kryvbasbasket Men 16 May 2014 2 bans in place
    Ukraine DNEPR (Dnipro) Basketball Club Men 2 July 2013  
    Ukraine BC Ferro – ZNTU Men 13 Nov.2014 2 bans in place
    Ukraine BC Dnipro Azot Men 12 Nov. 2014  

     

    Players
    Country                
    Player's Name
                    Men/Women
     

    USA      

    Anthony Corey FISHER   

     Men

    USA      

    Lee A. BENSON

     Men

    USA      

    Adrian Glenn ABRAMS

     Men

     

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