ADJD открывает CAS Centre в Абу-Даби

Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) officially opened today the Abu Dhabi Centre of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The opening ceremony was attended by HE Sultan Saeed Al Badi, the Undersecretary of ADJD, Mr.John D. Coates, President of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) Board, and Mr.MatthieuReeb, ICAS Secretary General. The ceremony was also attended by HE Yousef Saeed Al Ibri, the Attorney General of Abu Dhabi and a group of sports leaders in the UAE as well as local and international media. ADJD and ICAS signed in February 2012 an agreement to set up a chamber for CAS in Abu Dhabi. According to the agreement, which was signed as per directives of Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of ADJD, the UAE capital would be the first city in the world to host the CAS chamber outside its headquarter in Lausanne, Switzerland. In the opening ceremony, Mr. Al Badi made a speech welcoming attendance from the ICAS as well as sports leaders. According to the agreement, ICAS in addition to arbitration session will use CAS Abu Dhabi Centre to organize meetings, seminars and any other activities related to the development and promotion of sports’ legal aspects in the region. ADJD will provide CAS with technical support as well as technology and human resources to administrate arbitration session. It will also provide CAS with facilities and premises to hold meetings and hearings related to the arbitration and mediation session in Abu Dhabi. These include meeting rooms, communications and internet infrastructure, audio and videoconference systems and technical equipment as well as human resources required to operate the Centre. The speech of Mr. Al Badi Mr. JOHN D. COATES, President of ICAS Board, Mr. MATTHIEU REEB, ICAS/CAS Secretary General, Distinguished Sport leaders, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you in my name and on behalf of Abu Dhabi judicial Department to opening ceremony of this new hearing centre of Court of Arbitration for Sport. Please, allow me to express our feelings of pride for selecting our Department by the International Council of Arbitration for Sport for this partnership. Our Chairman, HH Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Presidential Affairs, has given us his directive to create this partnership, since it will help the Department in achieving its strategic goals through improved judicial specialization on local, regional and international levels. It will also support the development of sports in the region by raising professional and legal aspects of the field. I would like to thank the International Council of Arbitration for Sport for their trust in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as well as our Department. Such a trust is yet another testimony to the success of our continuing plans to adopt and implement international best practices in the judicial field as well as our plans to reinforce our presence on national, regional and international levels. And hosting this new Centre here in Abu Dhabi is fully consistent with our objective of attaining the highest standards of quality in all specializations of judiciary. Our Department is looking forward for our new partnership with the International Council of Arbitration to provide a platform of excellence to organize meetings, seminars and other activities related to the development and promotion of sports’ legal aspects in the region. We are also confident that this partnership and the new Center will be very important development to provide judges, lawyers, researches, and court administrators here in Abu Dhabi and the rest of the UAE with training on the procedures of sports arbitration and the international laws of sports in general. Let me thank again Mr. JOHN COATES, Mr. MATTHIEU REEB, distinguished sports leaders, media guests and all other participants for their attendance today and wish you all a pleasant time. Thank you.