Irish academic to join International Court of Arbitration for Sport

Limerick-born Queen’s University professor Jack Anderson has been appointed to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The current secretary of the GAA’s Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) and Irish Examiner guest columnist, Doon native Anderson will join the highly-respected Lausanne-based organisation as an arbitrator.

Appointed as DRA secretary last year, Anderson is the first person based in Northern Ireland to be appointed to CAS. He is recognised globally as an expert in the study of match-fixing in sport, having worked with Interpol, Fifa, FIFPro and World Rugby. He is also a member of a United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime Expert group on fighting match fixing in sport. His work on sports law is cited frequently in sports arbitration awards globally as well as in sports- related judicial proceedings.