Local attorney Marcellus Tala Uiagalelei left last week Friday to represent the American Samoa National Olympic Committee at a seminar on international arbitration and sports law held this week in Kuwait City.

The seminar is organized by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), together with the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS).

ASNOC president J. Victor Langkilde told Samoa News early this week that the seminar is intended to inform the invited NOCs from around the world about the operation of the Court of Arbitration for sport, its procedures and case law.

It is also intended to give recommendations to the NOCs on ‘good governance’ and how to establish jurisdiction for their internal authorities and for Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), on appeal.

The main themes of the seminar are: Disputes Resolution in Modern Sport; the CAS ad hoc Division at the Olympic Games and the Asian Games; Important Procedural Issues; and CAS Jurisprudence

Given the juridical nature of the seminar, Langkilde said it was advised that the NOCs designate their legal representative (in-house or external lawyer) to participate in the seminar, considering that the topics will focus on sports arbitration and sports law issues.

He said ASNOC selected Uiagalelei and “we wish him the best” at this important seminar