In order to give full play to its professional advantages and help the Winter Olympics, the Beijing Lawyers Association and the Beijing Arbitration Commission (Beijing International Arbitration Center) have established the Winter Olympics Public Interest Legal Service Group to provide legal services such as legal advice and sports dispute resolution agency for athletes from various countries and regions participating in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and in need of public interest legal services.

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According to reports, the Winter Olympics Pro Bono Legal Service Group is composed of 23 professional lawyers who are familiar with foreign-related sports arbitration and dispute resolution and have strong English skills. The specific work is coordinated by the Municipal Lawyers Association and the Beijing Arbitration Commission (Beijing International Arbitration Center), including the establishment of public service mailboxes, unified acceptance of consultation, case entrustment, etc.
With reference to international practice, the service targets of the Winter Olympics Pro Bono Legal Service Group are athletes from various countries and regions participating in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and needing pro bono legal services.
The legal service group can provide legal advice; sports dispute resolution agency services, that is, according to the entrustment of the parties, on behalf of the parties to initiate or respond to the corresponding procedures initiated by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and other legal services.
It is reported that on January 18, the latest news from the official website of the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced the 9 members of the ad hoc arbitral tribunal of the Beijing Winter Olympics, of which 3 are arbitrators of the Beijing Arbitration Commission (Beijing International Arbitration Center). The Court of Arbitration for Sport also announced the relevant situation of the public interest legal service group of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
(Original title: Beijing set up a public interest legal service group for the Winter Olympics to provide services for athletes)
Source: Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Sun Ying
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