Lord John Dyson, Sinner 'stands in defence' of former Supreme Court judge
After the Clostebol case, Jannik and Wada will face each other on April 16th and 17th at the hearing at the Tas in Lausanne. The Italian has chosen one of the greatest English jurists as arbitrator
Jannik Sinner has chosen a former judge of the English Supreme Court as his defender (photo Essex Chambers)
Melbourne, January 17, 2025 – There is a big of English jurisprudence ready to judge Jannik Sinner in front of the Tas in Lausanne. It's called John Dyson the referee of the blue side, a life lord, is a former judge of the English Supreme Court, the man who conducted the BBC investigation into the Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales.
But that's another story. The news is reported by Sky Sport, which frames the 81-year-old former British Supreme Court judge as party referee of the world number one. Jannik (or rather his law firm Onside law) would not have chosen Jeffrey Benz as had been hypothesized in recent days.
The pool of arbitrators who will have to express a ruling after Wada's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 16 and 17 April is now complete. In addition to Dyson, the president will have to agree on a decision Jacques Radoux, Luxembourgish, appointed by the Tas, and the 'terrible' and very severe Ken Lalo, Israeli, appointed by Wada.
As for Lord John Dyson, since 2016 he has left the English judiciary and returned to work as a lawyer and legal advisor. However, he is often called upon as an arbitrator and mediator in disputes, also in the sports field. He has been part of arbitration panels for Sports Resolution, for the Tas, for the Football association.
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