
Promising judgment of the Dutch Court for small (starting) horse traders!
If you are a small and/or start-up horse trader in the Netherlands, take notice! Recently, the Dutch Court of Appeal gave an interesting ruling on

Doping in Equestrian Sports: It’s not just the Horses…
Written by S.Elderson Nosti, P.M. Wawrzyniak What first comes to mind when one thinks of doping cases in Equestrian Sports? One might think of

Distribution of prize money under the FEI Rules and Regulations
Last week the FEI cancelled all Hubside Jumping Events from the Calendar 2022. According to the media reports the decision of the FEI Secretary General

The new EU directive, a blessing for the horse trade, or not?
Are you planning on buying or selling a horse in the European Union? Are you a consumer or a professional party? In that case

Alliance partner Katrien Beelen wins case and purchase agreement dissolved
Clients had purchased a horse for their daughter to compete with. After the horse was delivered to the clients in Canada, it turned out that

State of emergency in Tokyo
The day that IOC President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo coincides with the Japanese government’s decision to again declare a state of emergency in Tokyo

Humanity is far from the norm in Lausanne
Luc Schelstraete and colleague Piotr Wawrzyniak were brought on board by Hermès’ owner Joop van Uytert in the case between the KNHS and the FEI

No injunction, Hermès definitively out of the Games
It is the end of the line for Dinja van Liere and Hermès. Participation in the Olympic Games is now definitively out of the question

Olympic champion Van Liere’s fate in CAS’ hands
Just imagine. As an athlete you have a good chance to go to the Olympics, but because of an administrative error by someone else you

Summary procedure won: horse of client returned
In this case, Schelstraete Lawyer’s client had brought her horse to the counter party’s yard for boarding and training in early 2020. Over a year

Judge ruled in favour of client
The client of Schelstraete sold a pony in 2019. Prior to this sale, the pony was stabled with a rider to train and compete the