From a review of criminal cases, AFL Tribunal suited Gaff best
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…
Free speech is not absolute: Triple M’s Caroline Wilson fiasco tests us on where laws should draw the line
Comments made by stars of Triple M footy about AFL journalist Caroline Wilson have ignited a firestorm. The intention behind the comments, the nature of apologies…
Is attack the best form of defence? James Hird’s loss against Chubb suggests ‘yes’ and ‘no’
Lawyers often get sued. One cannot possibly imagine why. To help protect against this risk, we take out insurance. We understand this to mean that if…
ASADA said ‘links in a chain’; WADA said ‘strands in a cable’: Which was right?
What does ASADA’s failed prosecution of the 34 Essendon Players and the famous Lindy Chamberlain case have in common? Both decisions apparently applied the principle that…
Essendon Saga: 13 legal things from CAS Judgment Day
Mainstream media outlets have been jammed with statements, comment and reaction following news that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on 11 January 2016…
How Nat Fyfe turned round his AFL Club’s negative brand equity
Was it only a few days ago that media headlines across the land decried the thuggery of Fremantle Dockers fans? In the course of losing an…
5 tips to help Essendon players deal with WADA / CAS appeal process
Dejected Essendon players have once again left the football field in 2015 after a thrashing. The captain is injured and taking a break from the game after…
Meet the arbitrators and learn why they were chosen: The CAS panel for WADA’s appeal in Essendon saga
Arbitration is sometimes referred to as the ultimate in forum shopping. This is because the parties get to choose their own arbitrators. Once this happens, the…
Might a Swiss Court tell WADA it was wrong to go straight to CAS?
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the highest-level professional competition in the sport of Australian Rules Football. As the name suggests, the competition is Australian. Essendon…
Essendon supplements saga: Is it up, up and away to Switzerland?
Now there’s a lot more things to football That really meets the eye There are days when you could give it up There are days when…
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