CONFERENCE | COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORTS: 10 YEARS LATER

11 Jul 2025 - 09:00

Auditorium 3

Approved by Law No. 74/2013, of September 6, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) began its activity on October 1, 2015. Ten years after the CAS began operating, this conference aims to take stock of the CAS and reflect on its future challenges.

Coordination: Antonio Pedro Pinto Monteiro, Ruben Bahamonde, Alexandre Miguel Mestre

9:00 am – Reception

9:15 am – Opening Session
Pedro Trovão of the Rosary, Alexandre Miguel Mestre

09:30 – 1st Panel: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
Moderator: Tânia Meireles da Cunha (President of the Southern Central Administrative Court)

  1. Sports justice in the evolution of national Sports Law: the role of the TAD – Alexandre Miguel Mestre (Professor at UAL)
  2. The nature and competence of TAD – Ana Celeste Carvalho (State Court Judge)
  3. TAD Arbitrators: appointment, independence and impartiality – António Pedro Pinto Monteiro (Professor at UAL. TAD Referee)
  4. Operation and management of TAD – José Manuel Costa (Secretary-General of TAD)

11:00 am – Break

11:30 am – 2nd Panel: Current Topics in TAD
Moderator: Ruben Bahamonde (Professor at UAL)

  1. Violence in sport – Patrícia Sousa Borges (Professor at the University of Minho. Member of the Sports Arbitration Council of the TAD)
  2. Freedom of expression – Marta Vieira da Cruz (Legal Director of the FPF. Lawyer)
  3. Sports societies – Maria de Fátima Ribeiro (Professor at UCP. Referee of the TAD)
  4. The sports employment contract – Victor Hugo Ventura (Lawyer)

2:30 pm – 3rd Panel: Procedural Issues in the TAD
Moderator: Ana Filipa Morais Antunes (Professor at the Faculty of Law of the UCP, Lisbon School)

  1. Voluntary arbitration – Gonçalo Malheiro (Lawyer. Member of the APA Sports Arbitration Council)
  2. Precautionary measures: specificities and challenges – Pedro Melo (Lawyer. TAD Arbitrator)
  3. The appeal of the arbitration decision – João Miranda (Professor at FDUL. TAD Referee)
  4. Mediation within the scope of the TAD – Nuno Albuquerque (Lawyer. TAD Arbitrator)

4:00 pm – Break

4:30 pm – Round Table: TAD – Balance and Future Perspectives
Moderator: José Ricardo Gonçalves (Vice-President of TAD. Lawyer)
Fernando Seara (Lawyer. Member of the Board of Directors of the TAD), Luís Menezes Leitão (Professor at FDUL and UAL. Lawyer. Arbitrator of the TAD), Luís Paulo Relógio (Lawyer. Member of the Sports Arbitration Council of the TAD), Sérgio Castanheira (Lawyer. Arbitrator of the TAD), Tiago Rodrigues Bastos (Lawyer. Arbitrator of the TAD)

5:30 pm – Keynote Speech
President of the TAD

6:00 pm – Closing
Antonio Pedro Pinto Monteiro, Ruben Bahamonde, Alexandre Miguel Mestre

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