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CAS 2018/O/5830, International Surfing Association v. International Canoe Federation, Award of 5 August 2020

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A dispute arose between the International Surfing Association (ISA) and the International Canoe Federation (ICF) after both international sport federations claimed governance over the newly emerging discipline of Stand-Up Paddleboard (SUP). After unsuccessful conciliation and mediation attempts, the dispute was brought before the CAS. The CAS Award largely focuses on, first, establishing the validity and the exact scope of the arbitration agreement and, second, the application of the regulations of the IOC. Ultimately, the CAS decided that ISA is the federation entitled to govern and administer SUP at the Olympic level, while both federations can continue their activities in relation to SUP at the world level.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Schram and Furness (2017).

  2. 2.

    CAS 2018/O/5830, International Surfing Association v. International Canoe Federation, Award of 5 August 2020, para 6.

  3. 3.

    Notably the sport of snowboarding. The IOC recognised the International Ski Federation as governing body instead of the International Snowboard Federation in the nineties, which at the time was favoured by the riders and the industry. See USA Today, Snowboarding story: From outcast to Olympic darling in 20 years, 8 February 2018, https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/winter-olympics-2018/2018/02/08/snowboarding-story-outcast-olympic-darling-20-years/317370002/, accessed 14 July 2021.

  4. 4.

    CAS 2018/O/5830, International Surfing Association v. International Canoe Federation, Award of 5 August 2020, para 23.

  5. 5.

    Ibid., para 60. See Articles 25 and 26 of the Olympic Charter in respect of recognition of International Federations and their mission in the Olympic Movement.

  6. 6.

    Ibid., paras 131–139.

  7. 7.

    Ibid., para 156.

  8. 8.

    Ibid., para 160.

  9. 9.

    Ibid., para 161.

  10. 10.

    Ibid., para 162.

  11. 11.

    Ibid., para 163, referencing Noth, M./Haas, U., in Arroyo (2018).

  12. 12.

    CAS 2018/O/5830, International Surfing Association v. International Canoe Federation, Award of 5 August 2020, paras 165–171.

  13. 13.

    Ibid., para 172, quoting Swiss Supreme Court decisions ATF 140 III 134 at 3.2; 135 III 295 at 5.2; 4A_124/2014.

  14. 14.

    CAS 2018/O/5830, International Surfing Association v. International Canoe Federation, Award of 5 August 2020, para 112–114.

  15. 15.

    Ibid., paras 49 and 133.

  16. 16.

    Ibid., para 134.

  17. 17.

    Ibid., para 178.

  18. 18.

    Ibid., paras 179–183.

  19. 19.

    Ibid., para 185.

  20. 20.

    Ibid., para 186.

  21. 21.

    Ibid., para 187.

  22. 22.

    Ibid., paras 188–189.

  23. 23.

    Ibid., para 199. Article R45 CAS Code: The Panel shall decide the dispute according to the rules of law chosen by the Parties or, in the absence of such a choice, according to Swiss law. The Parties may authorize the Panel to decide ex aequo et bono. Article 187(1) PILA: “The arbitral tribunal shall rule according to the law chosen by the parties or, in the absence of such choice, according to the law with which the action is most closely connected”.

  24. 24.

    CAS 2018/O/5830, International Surfing Association v. International Canoe Federation, Award of 5 August 2020, para 200.

  25. 25.

    Ibid., para 201.

  26. 26.

    Various wordings are used in the initial correspondence between the parties and the submissions during the Mediation and Arbitration procedures. See CAS 2018/O/5830, International Surfing Association v. International Canoe Federation, Award of 5 August 2020, paras 23, 26, 35, 50, 60, 84.

  27. 27.

    Ibid., para 113.

  28. 28.

    Ibid., para 121.

  29. 29.

    Ibid., para 211, noting that the principle’s significance was recognized by the Resolution of the European Parliament of 2 February 2017 (P8_TA(2017)0012).

  30. 30.

    CAS 2018/O/5830, International Surfing Association v. International Canoe Federation, Award of 5 August 2020, paras 213–214, referring to CAS OG 02/001, TAS 2007/A/1424, and CAS 2011/A/2675.

  31. 31.

    Ibid., para 215.

  32. 32.

    Article 2 of the UWG provides that “[a]ny behaviour or business practice that is deceptive or that in any other way infringes the principle of good faith and which affects the relationship between competitors or between suppliers and customers shall be deemed unfair and unlawful”.

  33. 33.

    CAS 2018/O/5830, International Surfing Association v. International Canoe Federation, Award of 5 August 2020, paras 216–217.

  34. 34.

    Ibid., para 218.

  35. 35.

    Ibid., paras 218, 226–227, 237.

  36. 36.

    Ibid., para 220.

  37. 37.

    Ibid., paras 221 and 223.

  38. 38.

    Ibid., para 224.

  39. 39.

    Ibid., para 227.

  40. 40.

    See in the context of disciplinary regulations van Kleef (2016), p. 31ff and references cited there.

  41. 41.

    CAS 2018/O/5830, International Surfing Association v. International Canoe Federation, Award of 5 August 2020, para 226.

  42. 42.

    Ibid., para 229.

  43. 43.

    Ibid., para 230.

  44. 44.

    Ibid., para 232.

  45. 45.

    Ibid., para 234.

  46. 46.

    Ibid., paras 235–236.

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van Kleef, R. (2021). CAS 2018/O/5830, International Surfing Association v. International Canoe Federation, Award of 5 August 2020. In: Duval, A., Rigozzi, A. (eds) Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration 2018–2020. Yearbook of International Sports Arbitration. T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague. https://doi.org/10.1007/15757_2021_34

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