Examining The Efficacy Of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms In Resolving Sports Law Disputes: A Way Forward

Dibyansh Bagaria, Christ Academy Institute of Law, Bengaluru

ABSTRACT

Today, the sports industry is a massive one, accounting for almost 3% of global trade. The expansion of the sports events that are televised and the increasing rise in the fees that fans must pay for the opportunity to compare events are largely responsible for the amazing growth of the sports estimating sector. The author's goal in this study is to examine how arbitration and sports disputes interact and to pinpoint the difficulties that come with this emerging field of sports dispute resolution. The author will address the subject in great detail and provide answers to the following queries:

Problems in games can be strictly commercial or contractual, administrative, or even borderline criminal. Naturally, there is no established progressive procedure or tactic for resolving disputes in games. In order to resolve disputes arising from sports, parties seeking compensation for lost time have three main options: first, they can file a complaint with the internal authorities of the organization in order to establish national and international alliances; second, they can file a civil or criminal case in a court of law; and third, they can use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The current process for resolving conflicts includes any or all "routines for determining disputes in sports," as opposed to using the courts and the conventional approach for a regular trial.