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Mr X... and Ger X... Players Agent BV v Olympique Lyonnais (French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, 4 November 2010)

  1. 26 March 2009France

    26 March 2009France

    Judgment of the Lyon Court of Appeal in the case of Mr X... and Ger X... Players Agent BV v Olympique Lyonnais dated 26 March 2009

    Lyon Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    The Lyon Court of Appeal held that the Lyon Commercial Court was materially incompetent to decide the payment dispute between the players' agent and Olympique Lyonnais, and referred the parties to the competent non-state body.

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    3 participants
    Mr X...
    Ger X... Players Agent BV
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Lyon Court of Appeal

    1 year, 7 months and 9 days later · 588 days

  2. 4 November 2010France

    4 November 2010France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber in the case of Mr X... and Ger X... Players Agent BV v Olympique Lyonnais dated 4 November 2010

    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation held that the FIFA Players' Status Commission's jurisdiction did not exclude the parties' right to bring the international payment dispute before a state court. It quashed the Lyon Court of Appeal judgment in full, remitted the case to a differently composed court, and ordered Olympique Lyonnais to pay costs and EUR 3,000 under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

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    7 authorities · 4 participants
    Mr X...
    Representative
    Me de Nervo (For: Mr X... · Ger X... Players Agent BV)
    Ger X... Players Agent BV
    Representative
    Me de Nervo (For: Mr X... · Ger X... Players Agent BV)
    Olympique Lyonnais
    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Authorities cited

    7
    • FIFA Regulations Governing the Activities of Players' Agents of 10 December 2000
      statute
    • French Civil Code
      statute
    • French Commercial Code
      statute
    • Rules of Procedure of the Players’ Status Committee dated 29 June 2005
      statute
    • FIFA Regulations Governing the Activities of Players' Agents of 29 October 2007
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • European Convention on Human Rights
      treaty

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