Losing ground? How the evidence fared in Essendon v ASADA litigation
This post analyses the effect of cross-examination on the parties’ evidence in Day 2 of the Federal Court of Australia into the legality of the Australian…
Report Day 1: Essendon Football Club & Hird v ASADA
Intrepid lawyer and legal reporter, Kate Houghton, attended Court today and prepared a report of the first day of the trial into whether the Australian Sports…
Reading the Tea Leaves: Essendon v ASADA Opening Submissions
This post analyses the oral opening submissions from Day 1 of the trial between Essendon Football Club, James Hird and the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA),…
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…
The results are in! Debrief of ACCC v Jetstar / Virgin Poll
Thanks to everyone who voted in a recent poll concerning drip pricing practices. In this post I will go through the results. I recently posted about the concept…
Essendon v ASADA: The rule of law and role of legal fairness
At the heart of claims by Essendon Football Club and James Hird against the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) is a perceived lack of procedural fairness.…
The battle lines are drawn: What ASADA admits & denies in its Defence
Essendon Football Club, a professional Australian Football League (AFL) team, and its suspended coach James Hird have instituted proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against…
YOU be the Judge: Should the ACCC have sued over Jetstar and Virgin pricing practices?
Recent litigation brought against two airline carriers by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) raises questions about the source of the term “drip pricing”, what the case…
Essendon and Hird Statements of Claim: One voice or a loose alliance?
Here we have a tale of two documents. Each of them is called a Statement of Claim. Each of them is filed on behalf of an…
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…
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