An ASADA settlement: Business as usual or ‘not on’?
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 supplements saga.…
Maggie Beer, why did you fall on your sword when the umpire had not made a call?
“I do apologise unreservedly for mistakes that should not have happened through lack of rigour” – Maggie Beer, forthcoming article in Foodmagazine Maggie Beer is one…
Is it time to move on from a WADA Code which is ‘one size fits all’?
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code has had plenty of recent press in Australia courtesy of its role, albeit indirect, in the Essendon supplements saga. Yet…
Who are the team sponsors of 2014 Tour de France, and why?
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,…
Reporting facts not opinion: Fair reports of UK phone hacking trial show the way
In this post, Georgina Schoff QC laments aspects of the media coverage of the current Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. She uses it…
What George Hincapie can teach Essendon players in supplements saga
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 USADA’s pursuit…
Australian launch of Collins on Defamation
Dr Matt Collins QC’s launched his new legal tome Collins on Defamation in Australia recently. The learned author, not to be deterred from his three editions of Defamation…
What’s the right image for a Social Litigator?
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…
The Social Litigator 