Basketball Premier League in Court: Compensation for Sports Contestant's Training

Sport rivalry has moved to court. This is all due to a petition that “POLONIA” Municipal Sports Club in Warsaw with its registered office in Warsaw has filed against ARKA S.A. Gdynia Basketball Club from Gdynia seated in Gdynia. The defendant was also an Arka contestant, who previously played for the Warsaw club. The case pertained to the amount of compensation for his training which was due for the Warsaw club for transferring the contestant to the Gdynia club.

On 22 November 2019, the Regional Court for Warsaw Śródmieście in Warsaw, composed of Milena Dutkowska, Judge of the Regional Court, dismissed the petition of Polonia for payment of such compensation for the benefit of the club - file case No. VI C 2366/18. The decision is subject to appeal.

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