Matter
Club A.________ v B.________ (Swiss Federal Supreme Court 4A_142/2026; BAT 2301/25)
Arbitration between an anonymized Serbian professional basketball club and an anonymized US player over salary taxes, followed by a Swiss award challenge.
Procedural record
- 23 February 2026Switzerland
23 February 2026Switzerland
Award of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal in case BAT 2301/25 dated 23 February 2026
Basketball Arbitral Tribunal
- Award no.
- BAT 2301/25
- Decision summary
- The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal ordered Basketball Club C.________ to pay Mr. B.________ USD 176,250 net of taxes with interest, specified Serbian tax-related amounts and future tax liabilities, tax certificates, EUR 10,150 in arbitration costs, and EUR 14,000 toward legal fees and expenses.
Participants
Basketball Club C.________
B.________
Basketball Arbitral Tribunal
5 months and 13 days later · 163 days
- 5 August 2026Switzerland
5 August 2026Switzerland
Judgment of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in the case 4A_142/2026 dated 5 August 2026
Swiss Federal Supreme Court
- Decision summary
- The Swiss Federal Supreme Court dismissed the club's challenge to the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal award insofar as admissible. It rejected or did not entertain the complaints concerning ultra petita relief, the right to be heard, and public policy, and ordered the club to pay the court costs and the player's compensation.
Participants
Club A.________
- Representative
- Jean-Daniel Schmid (For: Club A.________)
- Representative
- Ivan Dunjic (For: Club A.________)
B.________
- Representative
- Panagiotis Kyriakou (For: B.________)
- Representative
- Guillaume Tattevin (For: B.________)
Swiss Federal Supreme Court
- Judge
- Hurni
- Judge
- Kiss
- Judge
- May Canellas
- Court clerk
- Tanner