Costs

SCHEDULE OF ARBITRATION COSTS (in force as from 1 July 2025)

Court Office Fee

Each Party involved in a CAS arbitration procedure must pay the Court Office a sum of 1000 CHF for an application or appeal to be registered, except for cases where legal aid has been granted.

CAS Administrative costs

CAS sets the administrative costs for each arbitration procedure subject to the Code and in accordance with the table below. If the disputed amount is not declared, or there is no monetary value in a dispute, CAS may determine the costs at its discretion. The value of a dispute is determined by the amount indicated in a statement of claim or appeal brief. If a counterclaim is submitted with another value, CAS will base the procedural cost on the highest of the two values.

If the rare circumstance of a case demands it, CAS may fix administrative costs at an amount outside of the table below. 

Arbitrators' costs and fees

The amount of fees to be paid to each arbitrator is fixed by the General Director of the CAS on the basis of the work provided by each arbitrator and on the basis of time reasonably devoted to their task by the members of each Panel. In principle, the following hourly fees are taken into account:

If circumstances make this necessary, the President of the Division may decide, upon the proposal of the General Director, to fix the amount of the total fee at a sum lower or higher than that which would be calculated on the basis of the hourly rate mentioned above. In case of disagreement with the arbitrator concerned, the ICAS Board decides the amount of fees to be fixed.

The main ground which may be taken into consideration in case of increase of the fees is the complexity of the dispute.

In addition to the payment of fees, each arbitrator is justified in requesting the reimbursement of his/her costs upon presentation of receipts as follows:

Air travel
up to 2500 km per journey: price of an economy class ticket (determined by the CAS);
more than 2500 km: price of a business class ticket (determined by the CAS);

Travel by train
price of a first class return ticket;

Travel by car
price of a first class return rail ticket;

Hotel accommodation
price of a hotel room, medium to luxury category, up to a maximum of CHF 350 per night;

Meals
maximum of CHF 150 per day.

In the absence of receipts, any telephone, fax, postage, photocopying or other secretarial costs are reimbursed, up to a maximum of CHF 200 per arbitrator per case.

If an arbitrator does not file a summary of his work and time spent on the case, or the receipts for the reimbursement of his expenses within 30 days from the notification of the final award, he is deemed to have waived his costs and fees and the ICAS/CAS is entitled not to pay him any indemnity.

The national taxes, such as VAT, if any, related to the amounts paid by the CAS shall be borne by the arbitrators.

Unless there is a written agreement with the CAS, only the work performed by the arbitrator in person is remunerated by the CAS. The amount of fees to be paid to ad hoc clerks appointed by the CAS is fixed by the Director General of the CAS on the basis of the work reports provided and on the basis of the time reasonably devoted to the case at stake. In principle, an hourly fee of CHF 150.- to CHF 200.- is taken into account depending on the qualifications of the clerk. For in-house clerks assisting panels for the drafting of the award, a lump sum of CHF 6’000 is calculated in each procedure terminated by a final award. Such amount may be increased or reduced by CHF 2’000 maximum by the Director General depending on the circumstances of the case.

A contribution to travel and accommodation costs incurred by CAS counsels in relation to hearings held outside the CAS Lausanne office is included in the arbitration costs as CAS expenses, provided that the parties have been informed accordingly prior to the hearing.