With the new edition of its arbitration rules (which enter into force on 1 February 2024), the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal (BAT) introduces the new Payment Order Procedure (POP).
The POP is comparable to default judgements before state courts (e.g. the European order for payment procedure) and is arguably the first of its kind in the context of international (sports) arbitration.
This procedure provides for the BAT to issue a payment order for a monetary claim at a claimant’s request without examining the merits of the claim if some basic requirements are fulfilled and the claim is not contested by the respondent. The final payment order shall have the effects of a final and binding arbitral award between the parties and qualifies as “decision” in the terms of Article 3-335 of the FIBA Internal Regulations.
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