Claims and chambers

What to focus on while you read

Procedural Rules — claim filing, preliminary matters, adjudication, costs, and mediation

Articles 18–26 are the densest exam band: how claims are filed, preliminary procedural screening, secretariat proposals to settle suitable cases, adjudication panel size, costs, and mediation. PR Article 20 is the secretariat proposal rule — not FFAR Article 20 Agents Chamber jurisdiction.

Key points

• Claims must meet Article 18 filing requirements via the Legal Portal.
• The FIFA general secretariat assesses completeness and obvious jurisdiction issues first.
• PR Article 20 allows a secretariat proposal to finalise suitable matters without a full chamber decision.
• Adjudication and costs rules differ across DRC, PSC and Agents Chamber procedures.

Exam traps

• Mapping Article 20 — FFAR (Agents Chamber jurisdiction) onto Procedural Rules Article 20 (secretariat proposal).
• Awarding party legal costs where the Procedural Rules say parties bear their own costs.
• Assuming a single judge always sits regardless of amount in dispute or chamber.

Unit outline

1. Article 18: Claims

2. Article 19: Preliminary procedural matters

3. Article 20: Proposal from the FIFA general secretariat

4. Article 21: Response to the claim and counterclaim

5. Article 22: Second round of submissions

6. Article 23: Closure of submission phase

7. Article 24: Adjudication

8. Article 25: Costs

9. Article 26: Mediation