Invalidity of arbitration agreement when lack of choice to refuse it
On 28 February 2014, the Regional Court of Munich rendered a
decision in the matter opposing German speed skater Claudia Pechstein to the
ISU (Judgment of the Regional Court of Munich I, Case Number 37 O 28331/12; the
judgment is not final). This decision is sending waves through the sports
arbitration community.
Laurence Burger, “Invalidity of arbitration agreement when lack of choice to refuse it”, www.kluwerarbitrationblog.com, March 12, 2014.