We are pleased to announce a three year partnership with the VAFA to provide essential legal resources to safeguard the interest of the VAFA and stakeholders. With more than twenty years experience in the sporting industry, together with our expertise in employment law, we are well suited to support the VAFA organisation in the ongoing
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This article is about drawing focus to the danger of going too far when managing allegations relating to child protection. As sports lawyers we work across a number of areas of law, including matters relating to child protection in sport and our position that no child participating in sport should be a victim of abuse,
Striking a Balance: Child Protection in Sport and Effective Management of Allegations Read More »
Congratulations to Paul Horvath and the team at SportsLawyer as the exclusive winner of the 2022 Client Choice Sports & Entertainment award for Australia. Our clients acknowledge us as providing excellent customer care and adding value above and beyond other players in the market. The Client Choice award has been established by Lexology since 2005.
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Should women compete against men in sports? For sporting clubs, organisations and associations, the answer to this question is not as simple as one may think. The issue of discrimination against women in sport is not always apparent, though it is unlawful. The question of whether females should be able to compete against men or
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Paul Horvath and Jackie Chan have written an article for LawInSport about a 2022 Commonwealth Games selection dispute, where we successfully represented one of the related parties to the dispute. They provide their key takeaways from that matter – highlighting the harsh realities athletes face in selection disputes. Read it here: bit.ly/3gmCoXj
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We have all witnessed the introduction of performance enhancing technologies across a number of sports and one element is constant – it invokes a whole lot of conjecture. Sometimes referred to as technological doping, performance enhancing footwear and clothing can create significant assistance and advantage. While these developments are often hailed as game changing when
Congratulations to Alex and Jackie from the Melbourne SportsLawyer office for their article published with LegalWise. In the article they discuss A Legal Analysis on Wimbledon’s Ban on Russian and Belarusian Players and whether a similar ban at the Australian Open would be legal under Australian and Victorian discrimination laws. A Legal Analysis on Wimbledon’s
Our Principal Lawyer Paul Horvath has provided his thoughts on Tom Stewart’s high bump on Dion Prestia in this article by Jon Pierik. Paul believes that the AFL’s emphasis on protecting the head means that Stewart will likely receive a suspension of at least 3 weeks. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/it-still-sits-in-my-gut-sorry-stewart-urged-to-strike-a-deal-over-prestia-bump-20220627-p5awzr.html
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Company directors, including those of sports organisations, must apply for a director identification number (director ID) to avoid serious penalties (both criminal and civil). Director IDs allow the Australian Tax Office to be able to trace a director’s profile and the director’s association with companies throughout their careers. This will assist in preventing the use
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There are some key things that sports clubs and organisations need to know about doping. Paul Horvath has you covered in this 3 minute review about the key considerations of athlete welfare, breach of contract, confidentiality, science and presumption of guilt. Paul also examines the Cocaine Kiss case of WADA and International Tennis Federation
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