BAT 0174/11 (Golubovic v/ BC Union Olimpija Ljubljana)

Follow-up : 05 September 2013
Following FIBA's intervention, the club Union Olimpija Ljubljana honoured the BAT award and paid the adjudicated amounts to the claimant. As a result, FIBA lifted the ban on registration of new players.

Follow-up : 9 February 2012
In view of the fact that the Basketball Club Union Olimpija Ljubljana continues to be in breach of its obligation to honour the BAT award, FIBA imposed a ban on registration of new players on Basketball Club Union Olimpija Ljubljana.

Summary of the case:
The Montenegrin player Vladimir Golubovic filed a claim against the Slovenian club BC Union Olimpija Ljubljana for outstanding salaries. The player requested full payment of his salary for the 2009/2010 season, submitting that the club had made partial payments only. In its Answer, the club argued that it had fulfilled its obligations by making the respective payments to a company which had transferred the player's image rights to the club for the 2009/2010 season. The Arbitrator decided to uphold the claim in its entirety.