Looks like it is only scheduled for today and tomorrow in Lausanne - so there may be a decision fairly quickly.
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Supposedly starting today.
If we lose presumably we have to fork out at least the first couple of instalments by now, and Fifa will presumably reinstate the three window transfer ban. Which would leave us screwed for next season, with half the team out of contract.
All seems to come down to whether the paperwork was all signed off at the time of the tragedy.
Looks like it is only scheduled for today and tomorrow in Lausanne - so there may be a decision fairly quickly.
The transfer ban would apply if the club fail to comply with the 2019 FIFA ruling - the one that came down on Nantes side.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...three-17194610
That ruling has effectively been suspended because of the appeal to CAS.
If Cardiff lose the CAS hearing, and then make up the payments to Nantes (not sure if that means the first instalment or all three straight away in line with the original payment schedule) then there shouldn't be any transfer ban.
If Cardiff lose the CAS hearing but then fail to make the necessary payments to Nantes then there will be a ban.
If Cardiff lose the CAS hearing will they then be able to draw on any insurance cover (presumably the insurer - if cover in place - has refused to pay out whilst the registration ownership is in doubt)? If not will Cardiff take civil action against McKay/Nantes - changing the focus from the status of the transfer and contract to responsibility for the fatal crash?
If Cardiff win the CAS hearing, there should be no transfer payment and no ban.
I think.
Can a decision by CAS be appealed? According to the CAS website, "Judicial recourse to the Swiss Federal Tribunal is allowed on a very limited number of grounds, such as lack of jurisdiction, violation of elementary procedural rules (e.g. violation of the right to a fair hearing) or incompatibility with public policy."
https://www.tas-cas.org/en/general-i...questions.html
As far as the sporting aspect is concerned, I reckon the CAS is the equivalent of the House of Lords. I don't think the dispute over the fee can go any higher than this. But I can certainly see further legal action of one sort or another further down the line. The lawyers will be rubbing their hands once more.
Hasn't Dalman said that the money has been set aside to pay this should we lose?
Im also under the impression that the CAS decision is final and not appealable, and the case only relates to the first installment and not the whole fee.
this case should have all been heard by Friday if it all went to schedule.
I wonder how long it typically makes to arrive at a decision
Any updates on the cas case?
nothing on the cas website, it can take weeks apparently