ASADA’s subpoena application no ‘lay down misere’ in Supreme Court
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…
Wordplay likely to confuse as AFL Tribunal closes doors on open hearing
“You like to-may-toes and I like to-mah-toes”: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (George & Ira Gershwin, 1937) Observers of the anti-doping saga involving Essendon Football…
A hashtag for all the right reasons: From the hashtag’s humble beginnings, #PutOutYourBats shows the way
When technology inventor Chris Messina used the first ever hashtag on Twitter, he could not have known the phenomenon it would become. Apparently, it was #barcamp.…
James Hird v ASADA Appeal, Report Day 2
When Court adjourned after Day 1 of James Hird’s appeal, ASADA’s legal team had likely decided a rethink was in order. Earlier that day, ASADA’s Senior…
Can the ‘real’ ASADA please stand up? Two different pictures in James Hird appeal
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…
As James Hird v ASADA Appeal looms, parties’ hands are disclosed
The Federal Court of Australia’s experience with online case files is relatively new. Perhaps it found the adventure of a completely open, contemporaneous online file in…
Trainers and owners beware! Sheila Laxon & John Symons judgment offers lessons for all
Background John Symons and Sheila Laxon are partners in their horse training business, JSL Racing (“JSL”), and in life. Francis Butler and his wife Karen were…
Method to the madness: Sentencing Oscar Pistorius
When you type “Pistorius not guilty” into your favourite search engine, the second option offered by the autocomplete function is “Pistorius not guilty joke”. This was…
UPDATED: A Guide to Hird v ASADA Appeal
The directions hearing before Justice Kenny on 9 October 2014 has supplied both a timetable and insights into the forthcoming appeal. This post will outline the…
Further scrutiny needed: Why James Hird’s appeal should proceed
James Rowland argues that the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia should examine thoroughly the basis on which the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) jointly investigated potential anti-doping…
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