Evolution of sports arbitration

from paper-based to digital evidence in football disputes

Authors

  • Daniel Brantes Ferreira DBFLaw
  • Elizaveta A. Gromova South Ural State University (National Research University)

Keywords:

Sports Arbitration, Digital Evidence, Case Law, Hacked and Leaked Evidence, Practical notes

Abstract

Digitalization poses many challenges to sports law, including the issues related to using digital evidence in sports arbitration. As one of the most popular sports, football has given rise to many sports controversies. Parties increasingly use digital evidence to prove their position, which requires arbitrators’ correct and professional assessment. The paper aims to explore the challenges digital evidence poses in sports, specifically focusing on football. The research is primarily focused on the admissibility of digital evidence and hacked and leaked evidence, given football’s susceptibility to data breaches. Applying comparative legal analysis and case study through an analysis of existing literature, legal frameworks, and case law allowed us to scrutinize a spectrum of digital evidence utilized by litigants to illuminate the admissibility standards adopted by arbitral tribunals. As a practical implication, the authors proposed practical guidance to stakeholders and adjudicators on managing and evaluating digital evidence in sports arbitration.

Author Biographies

Daniel Brantes Ferreira, DBFLaw

Founding partner at DBFLaw, Independent arbitrator, Professor at Ambra University, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Digital Law and Technology of the Kazan Innovative University, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – CIArb, and Editor-in-Chief of the Revista Brasileira de Alternative Dispute Resolution – RBADR and of the International Journal of Law in Changing World – IJLCW, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Elizaveta A. Gromova, South Ural State University (National Research University)

Associate professor at the Department of Business Law, Deputy Director for the International Cooperation at South Ural State University (National Research University). Coeditor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Law in Changing World – IJLCW.

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2024-12-31

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Vol. 6 No. 12 (2024): jul./dez.

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