Paul is solicitor for the Richmond Football Club on AFL Tribunal matters. He was Solicitor to Athletes and Officials at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (pro bono). He was Solicitor to Athletes and Officials at the 2007 World Swimming Championships (Melbourne). He was National Co-ordinator of the AFL Players’ Association 24 Hour Legal Advice Service (2006-2008). Four years as Tribunal member of the Western Region Football League (2003-2006); Tribunal Member Football Federation Victoria(FFV) (2006-2008) and appointed to FFV Appeals Board 2009.

Paul was appointed in October 2009 by the AFL Players Association to the Player Agent Arbitration Panel. In the same month the Australian Olympic Committee appointed Paul to the panel of the National Federal Appeal Tribunal Chair for the Winter Olympics 2010. In December 2009 the Australian Cricketer's Association apointed Paul as an Independent Expert for determining injury claims.

Paul Horvath won the 2007 Paul Trisley Award presented by the Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association for the year's best academic paper on sports law. read more...

Memberships & Positions held:

Chair, Law Institute of Victoria Sports Law Committee Committee member, Law Institute of Victoria Employment Law Committee, Workplace Relations Australian & New Zealand Sports Law Association (ANZSLA) Melbourne regional Committee member Member - Conference Organising Committee for the 2008 Melbourne ANZSLA conference Admitted to practise as a barrister & solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria & the High Court of Australia Board Member, Harness Racing Victoria

Ciska de Rijk LLB (Hons) BSc
	Ciska has degrees in law and science and over three years of legal practice both in New Zealand (Simpson Grierson) and Australia (King & Wood Mallesons (formerly Mallesons Stephen Jaques)). [Read more]

Chris Rogers
	Chris Rogers has extensive experience in Business Management and fulfils the role of Business Advisor to the practice. Chris’s involvement is principally in the areas of General Practice Management, Marketing and Planning.

 

 

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