Standard Clauses

Ordinary arbitration procedure

1. Arbitration clause to be inserted in a contract

"Any dispute arising from or related to the present contract, its validity, constitution, execution, interpretation, nullification or termination  shall be submitted exclusively to the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal under Qatar Sports Arbitration Foundation in Doha, Qatar, and resolved definitively in accordance with the approved Arbitration Rules."

Optional explanatory phrases

"The Panel will consist of [one or three] arbitrator(s)."

"The language of the arbitration will be [Arabic or English]"

2. Arbitration agreement concluded after the dispute has arisen

[Brief description of the dispute]
The dispute will be submitted exclusively to the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal under Qatar Sports Arbitration Foundation in Doha, Qatar, and settled definitively in accordance with the approved Arbitration Rules.

Alternative 1

The Panel set in operation by the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal under Qatar Sports Arbitration Foundation will consist of a sole arbitrator designated by the President of the QSAT Division concerned.

Alternative 2

The Panel set in operation by the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal under Qatar Sports Arbitration Foundation will consist of three arbitrators. Each party designates the following arbitrator:

Claimant: Mr/Mrs ... [insert the name of a person included on the list of QSAT arbitrators];
Defendant: Mr/Mrs ... [insert the name of a person included on the list of QSAT arbitrators];

These two arbitrators will designate the President of the Panel within 30 days following the signature of this agreement. If no agreement is reached within this time limit, the President of the Division concerned will designate the President of the Panel.

Appeals arbitration procedure

1. Arbitration clause to be inserted within the statutes of a sports federation, association or other sports body

"Any decision made by ... [insert the name of the disciplinary tribunal or similar court of the sports federation, association or sports body which constitutes the highest internal tribunal] may be submitted exclusively by way of appeal to the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal under Qatar Sports Arbitration Foundation in Doha, Qatar, which will resolve the dispute definitively in accordance with the approved Arbitration Rules. The time limit for appeal is twenty-one days after the reception of the decision concerning the appeal."

 

2. Acceptance of the arbitration clause by athletes

It is important that athletes expressly accept in writing this clause of the statutes. They may do so either by means of a general written declaration applicable to all future disputes between them and the sports federation, association or other sports body (see section a below), or by a written declaration limited to a specific sports event (see section b below).

A. Standard general declaration

"I the undersigned ... accept the statutes of ...[name of the federation], in particular the provision which foresees the exclusive competence of the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal under Qatar Sports Arbitration Foundation."

B. Standard declaration limited to an event

"Within the framework of my participation in ... [name of the event], I the undersigned ... accept that any decision made by the highest internal tribunal in relation to this event may be the object of appeal arbitration proceedings pursuant to the approved related arbitration rules of Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal under Qatar Sports Arbitration Foundation in Doha, Qatar. I accept the competence of the QSAT, excluding all recourse to ordinary courts."

Note: The validity of the clause excluding recourse to ordinary courts is not recognized by all national legal systems. Federations and organizers are recommended to check the validity of this clause within their own legal system.