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Football Club Sochaux Montbéliard v Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

  1. 18 July 2014France

    18 July 2014France

    Order of the Tribunal de grande instance dated 18 July 2014

    Tribunal de grande instance

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal de grande instance declared itself incompetent to hear FC Sochaux's claim against FIFA and referred the parties to seek relief before the competent forum.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    Football Club Sochaux Montbéliard
    Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
    Tribunal de grande instance

    8 months later · 243 days

  2. 18 March 2015France

    18 March 2015France

    Judgment of the Besançon Court of Appeal, First Civil Chamber, dated 18 March 2015

    Besançon Court of Appeal, First Civil Chamber

    Decision summary
    The Besançon Court of Appeal confirmed the order declaring the state court incompetent to hear FC Sochaux's claim against FIFA and referring the parties to the competent forum.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    Football Club Sochaux Montbéliard
    Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
    Besançon Court of Appeal, First Civil Chamber

    1 year, 3 months and 18 days later · 476 days

  3. 6 July 2016France

    6 July 2016France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, in the case D 15-19.521 dated 6 July 2016

    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Case no.
    D 15-19.521
    Citation
    Judgment No. 821 F-P+B
    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation rejected FC Sochaux's appeal and held that the broadly worded arbitration clause was not manifestly inapplicable to the sports dispute with FIFA. The state court therefore had to decline jurisdiction because the Court of Arbitration for Sport was entitled to determine its own jurisdiction. FC Sochaux was ordered to pay the costs and EUR 3,500 to FIFA under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

    Supporting details

    7 authorities · 9 participants
    Football Club Sochaux Montbéliard
    Representative
    Carbonnier (For: Football Club Sochaux Montbéliard)
    Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
    Representative
    SCP Ortscheidt (For: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA))
    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
    Judge
    Batut
    Judge
    Bignon
    Advocate General
    Ancel
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Nguyen

    Authorities cited

    7
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, concluded at Lugano on 30 October 2007)
      statute
    • French Civil Code
      statute
    • FIFA Statutes
      statute
    • French Football Federation Statutes
      statute
    • FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players
      statute
    • Rules of the French Football Federation
      statute

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