What to focus on while you read
Procedural Rules — parties, communications, evidence, language, and publication
Articles 9–17 cover who may be a party, how FIFA communicates, submissions and evidence, meetings, notifications, language, and publication of decisions. Exam items test time limits, TMS communications, and what may be published in minors cases.
Key points
- Only categories listed in Article 9 (subject to FIFA regulations) may be parties before a chamber.
- Communications and submissions follow Legal Portal / TMS rules in the Procedural Rules.
- Proceedings languages are English, Spanish or French.
- Publication of FT decisions and related CAS awards is regulated; minors cases have special limits.
Exam traps
- Assuming an oral hearing alone replaces the written record.
- Ignoring language or notification rules when the stem highlights a procedural defect.
- Treating every witness request as automatically outside tribunal examination powers.
Unit outline
Article 9: Parties
Article 10: Communications
Article 11: Time limits
Article 12: Procedural rights and obligations
Article 13: Submissions and evidence
Article 14: Meetings and deliberations
Article 15: Notifications of decisions
Article 16: Language
Article 17: Publication