Art. R54: Appointment of the Sole Arbitrator or of the President and Confirma...
If, by virtue of the parties’ agreement or of a decision of the President of the Division, a sole arbitrator is to be appointed, the President of the Division shall appoint the sole arbitrator upon receipt of the motion for appeal or as soon as a decision on the number of arbitrators has been rendered.
If three arbitrators are to be appointed, the President of the Division shall appoint the President of the Panel following nomination of the arbitrator by the Respondent and after having consulted the arbitrators. The arbitrators nominated by the parties shall only be deemed appointed after confirmation by the President of the Division. Before proceeding with such confirmation, the President of the Division shall ensure that the arbitrators comply with the requirements of Article R33.
When selecting sole arbitrators and presidents of panels, the President of the Division shall consider the criteria of expertise, diversity, equality and turnover of arbitrators.
In case a special list of arbitrators exists in relation to a particular sport or event, the Sole Arbitrator or the President of the Panel shall be appointed from such list, unless the parties agree otherwise or the President of the Division decides otherwise due to exceptional circumstances.
Once the Panel is formed, the CAS Court Office takes notice of the formation of the Panel and transfers the file to the arbitrators, unless none of the parties has paid an advance of costs in accordance with Article R64.2 of the Code.
An in-house or ad hoc clerk, independent of the parties, may be appointed to assist the Panel. Her/his fees shall be included in the arbitration costs.
Article R41 applies mutatis mutandis to the appeals arbitration procedure, except that the President of the Panel is appointed by the President of the Appeals Division.