November 4 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) have strengthened their commitment to supporting the legal and sports communities in Malaysia and across Asia by signing a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The MoU hopes to lay the foundation for enhanced collaboration between the two organisations, focusing on “expanding knowledge exchange” and “fostering cooperation on sports law and alternative dispute resolution”.
The newly signed agreement builds on a longstanding partnership between the AFC and AIAC, which began in 2015, and will enable both organisations to jointly host seminars, conferences, and training programmes focused on sports dispute resolution and related areas of sports law.
Under the new three-year MoU, the AFC and AIAC have pledged to work towards organising an annual conference or workshop dedicated to sports law and arbitration, fostering discussion on emerging trends, developments, and best practices.
AFC General Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs, Andrew Mercer, said: “We are delighted to formalise this important collaboration with the AIAC, who share common interests and values to promote academic and practical training in sports specific alternative dispute resolution in Asia.”
Datuk Almalena Sharmila Johan, AIAC Chief Executive Officer, added: “As we embark on this partnership, we celebrate the convergence of our expertise, values and dedication to raising the standards of ADR within the sporting community. The ASIAN Sports Arbitration Rules exemplified our commitment to advancing the spirit of justice in the sports industry as a whole, by providing a comprehensive framework for expedient dispute resolution that best preserves fairness and integrity within sports.”
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