Beware the self-serving press release, warns Supreme Court of Victoria
In the over sharing era, it seems you need a press release to prove something happened. The opening of an envelope calls for a press release.…
Now for the Court of Appeal: What we can expect next in O’Brien & Kavanagh cobalt case
On 13 April 2017, Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) announced it had sought leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria from the…
Court of Appeal judgment upholding Danny Nikolic exclusion order should matter to all of us
In the last week, Rolling Stone magazine has said about Donald Trump that he has become the mother of all pop-culture villains, a globally despised cross of Dominique Strauss-Kahn,…
Cobalt hearings – Time for the law
When contemplating sporting integrity issues in 2015, the television show Hogan’s Heroes comes to mind. Set in fictional German prisoner of war camp Stalag 13 during…
Australian racing’s social media rules do not work (plus 5 tips to help)
A Chairman of a large corporate organization once told me he joined social media platforms because of his daughter. Her first job was at an advertising…
Fact check: Was Jeff Kennett right to criticise Racing Victoria over Damien Oliver ban?
Prompted by the seven year disqualification of a jockey in New Zealand for not giving his mount every chance, Jeff Kennett reportedly recently commented that the Racing Victoria…
The Social Litigator 