London 2012 Pro Bono Legal Service

Aaron Cook left the GB Taekwondo Academy program last year and decided to go it alone. He claims that this decision led to him being refused a place in the British Olympic team in the under 80kg berth, in favour of world No 59 Lutalo Muhammad, despite Aaron being recently crowned European champion and a leading athlete in the class.

Aaron decided against challenging the British Olympic Association's decision in the High Court, stating that the court was "[expensive], time-consuming and does not have the experience or expertise in dealing with sports-related disputes". Instead, Aaron proposed to have his appeal heard before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, arguing that as an internationally renowned sports tribunal that often deals with urgent disputes, it was the appropriate forum.