PREMIER LEAGUE

PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION Y
DISCIPLINARY AND THE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
SECTION Y: MANAGERS’ ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL
Managers’ Arbitration Tribunal Old Rule
Y.1. Any dispute arising between the parties to a Manager’s contract of employment
shall be determined by the Managers’ Arbitration Tribunal (in this Section of these
Rules referred to as “the Tribunal”).
Y.2. The seat of each arbitration conducted by the Tribunal shall be in England and
Wales. Each such arbitration shall be decided in accordance with English law.
Y.3. Such an arbitration shall be deemed to have commenced upon the party
requesting it serving on the other party a request in Form 39.
Y.4. The party requesting such an arbitration shall send a copy of Form 39 together
with a deposit of £5,000 to the Secretary who shall forthwith send to each party
particulars of those persons who are members of the Panel.
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Y.5. The Tribunal shall comprise 3 members of the Panel and there shall be no umpire. Q.22
Y.6. Within 14 days of service of the request in Form 39 each party shall by notice
in Form 40 addressed to the Secretary appoint one Panel member to act as an
arbitrator in the arbitration requested.
Y.7. If a party refuses or fails to appoint an arbitrator in accordance with Rule Y.6 the Board
shall make the appointment giving notice in writing to that effect to each party.
Y.8. Within 14 days of their appointment the 2 arbitrators so appointed shall appoint
a third arbitrator who shall be a legally qualified member of the Panel and who
shall sit as chairman of the Tribunal. If the 2 arbitrators so appointed fail to agree
on the appointment of the third arbitrator the Board shall make the appointment
giving notice in writing to that effect to each party.
Y.9. If following his appointment an arbitrator refuses to act, becomes incapable of
acting, is removed by order of a competent court or dies, the Board shall appoint
a member of the Panel to replace him.
Y.10. All communications sent in the course of the arbitration by the Tribunal shall be
signed on its behalf by its chairman.
Y.11. Such communications addressed by the Tribunal to one party shall be copied to
the other.
Y.12. Any communications sent by either party to the Tribunal shall be addressed to its
chairman and shall be copied to the other party.
Y.13. The chairman of the Tribunal shall decide all procedural and evidential matters
and for that purpose within 14 days of his appointment he shall serve on each
party Form 42 requiring their attendance at a preliminary meeting at which he
will give directions including, but not limited to, those set out in Rule X.21.
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Y.14. The chairman of the Tribunal shall have the powers set out in Rule X.22. Q.31
Y.15. The parties shall do all things necessary for the proper and expeditious conduct of
the arbitration and shall comply without delay with any direction of the chairman
of the Tribunal as to procedural or evidential matters.
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