This post answers some questions about how the Commonwealth Biosecurity Act 2015 works. The word quarantine has Venetian policy as its source. Given Italy’s role at the centre…
It must have been a bruising task appearing before Justice Croft in the Supreme Court of Victoria about whether the AFL Tribunal hearing concerning anti-doping rule violations…
James Hird and ASADA painted philosophically different portraits of ASADA in the Full Federal Court hearing commencing before Justices Kenny, Besanko and White on 10 November…
All stakeholders are presently denying the prospect of a settlement between the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) and affected players of Essendon Football Club’s…
Debating every aspect of Le Tour is one of life’s joys each July, whether standing in pouring rain next to saturated pavé as the peleton nears, or watching television at home.…
George Hincapie was Lance Armstrong’s right hand man. He provided substantial assistance to the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), confessed to doping and was pivotal in…
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Stock images, easy to download and often royalty-free, are an easy way to showcase one’s personal brand. An appropriate image would be a great way to give this blog a…
The Boston Globe’s “Spotlight” team is the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist unit in the United States. Its investigation into cases of widespread and systemic…
Detectives from the Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit have executed warrants at properties in the Warrnambool and Ballarat areas this morning as part of an ongoing investigation.…
Journalistic failure at heart of Geoffrey Rush judgment, not #MeToo
Weir investigation – what are the ‘sporting integrity matters’ in VicPol press release?
Accident or design? The Federal Court’s growth in defamation work
From a review of criminal cases, AFL Tribunal suited Gaff best
Before I came to the Bar, I once had a dilemma about which Court to commence a case in, and decided to deal with it by…
When Andrew Gaff punched Andrew Bradshaw off the ball during a West Coast / Fremantle Derby in the Australian Football League last week, the first thing…
In September 2017, after Rebel Wilson had won ‘monster’ damages in her defamation case in Victoria (in Australian terms anyway), I posted on this blog my…
“The Respondents [Nationwide News & Jonathan Moran] consider that the defence is not as strong as previously and for that reason wish to join the Sydney…
When people sue for defamation, things can get a lot worse before they (possibly) get better. It can be very embarrassing, because the impugned material is…
Images courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures Press Room The Shape of Water took home four statuettes on Oscar night 2018, including for Best Film. Meanwhile, another…
This is a guest post by lawyer and lecturer, Daniel Goldsworthy I do my best writing in the morning, on an empty stomach after two black…
Many of us consider ourselves Aussie rock stars, on the inside anyway. Even if our work was not co-opted by Cory Bernardi for his #AC100 list,…
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