The European Court of Justice ruled on Friday the rights to public consultation were not violated in a dispute brought by environmental groups over the construction of wind farms in the Spanish northwestern region of Galicia.

CAS, an institution independent of any sports organisation, handles significant legal sporting cases such as doping and contract disputes.

The European Union's top court has ruled that the decisions of world soccer's governing body FIFA can be challenged outside Switzerland, opening up a system that currently binds athletes, officials and clubs to accept verdicts there.