CAS, an institution independent of any sports organisation, handles significant legal sporting cases such as doping and contract disputes.

National courts must be allowed to conduct in-depth reviews of arbitral awards by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to ensure they are compliant with EU law, the European Court of Justice said on Friday.

The European Court of Justice has empowered national courts to review arbitral awards by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to ensure compliance with EU law. This decision challenges the standard finality of CAS rulings,