<p class="reg-lead">Basketball Arbitral Tribunal Guidelines for Settlement Agreements, current edition.</p>
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<tr><td>Subject matter</td><td>Settlement agreement for incorporation into a consent award</td></tr>
<tr><td>Basis</td><td>Article 16.7 of the BAT Rules</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong></td></tr>
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<h2>What these guidelines determine</h2>
<p>If the parties to a BAT case reach a settlement <strong>after the arbitrator has been appointed</strong>, they may request that the settlement be recorded in the form of a <strong>consent award</strong>. In that case they must provide the Tribunal with a copy of their agreement, since that agreement is the basis on which the award is drafted. These guidelines — drawn up on the basis of experience in earlier cases — determine what information the agreement must contain in order for the arbitrator to be able to draft the award.</p>
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<h2>Why this document matters in practice</h2>
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<li><b class="t">The difference between a plain settlement and an award</b>A settlement recorded in the form of an award acquires the status of an <strong>enforceable title</strong>, and its enforcement differs from that of a private agreement. It is precisely this difference that makes a request for a consent award worthwhile.</li>
<li><b class="t">A deficient agreement prevents the award from being issued</b>If the agreement does not contain the necessary information, the arbitrator cannot draw up the award; the guidelines were written precisely to prevent such a delay.</li>
<li><b class="t">Based on case experience</b>The text states expressly that the list of required information has been drawn up on the basis of experience in past cases.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For counsel who reach settlement negotiations in the course of a BAT case. Before signing the agreement, it must be checked that the text contains everything these guidelines require — otherwise the route to converting it into an award is halted.</p>
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BAT Guidelines for Settlement Agreements

<p class="reg-lead">FIBA Concussion Guidelines, 2025 edition.</p>
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<tr><td>Date</td><td><b>2025</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Structure</td><td>5 pages — medical guidance</td></tr>
<tr><td>Status</td><td><strong>Current edition</strong></td></tr>
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<h2>What these guidelines determine</h2>
<p>Guidance for team medical staff on the <strong>management of sport-related concussion</strong> — from on-court diagnosis to the conditions for return to play. The FIBA Medical Commission, defined in Article 27 of the General Statutes, is the body responsible for drafting documents of this kind.</p>
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<h2>Key points</h2>
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<li><b class="t">A defined addressee</b>The document is written expressly for <strong>team medical staff</strong>, not for coaches or managers; the decision to remove a player and the decision on return are medical decisions.</li>
<li><b class="t">Guidelines, not regulations</b>This document is a set of guidelines and carries no direct disciplinary sanction; it does, however, supply a practical benchmark for assessing whether the team and the event organiser have discharged their duty of care.</li>
<li><b class="t">Relevance in liability proceedings</b>In cases concerning head injury, the conformity or non-conformity of the medical staff's conduct with these guidelines may serve as the technical basis for assessment.</li>
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<h2>Who this document matters to</h2>
<p>For team physicians and event organisers. For lawyers in injury cases, the document also establishes what standard of care is expected in international basketball.</p>
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Notes related to the tag Guide

BAT Guidelines for Settlement Agreements

FIBA Concussion Guidelines 2025

FIFA Guide to Submitting a Minor Application2020