Plaintiff's Appeal of Rent Judgment Dismissed Due to Lack of Grievance on Unadjudicated Set-off Counterclaim Referable to Arbitration.

The lower court fully granted the plaintiff's claim for outstanding rent but declined to rule on the defendant's set-off counterclaim based on an employment contract because it was subject to a valid arbitration agreement before a specific sports dispute resolution body. The appellate court dismissed the plaintiff's appeal, finding that since the lower court's operative decision entirely favored the plaintiff, there was no formal grievance, and crucially, no material grievance because the reasons given for not addressing the set-off—namely the existence of the arbitration agreement—did not constitute a part of the judgment subject to final legal effect, as only the operative part and specific exceptions like set-off findings leading to claim dismissal are subject to appealable legal force; furthermore, the lower court's finding on the arbitration agreement's validity regarding a domestic arbitration clause lacks binding effect on the subsequent arbitral tribunal concerning its own jurisdiction.