Sport and the LawExplaining Australian law as it applies to sports franchises, clubs, and individual athletes, this guide describes key concepts in simple terms and covers issues such as contracts, negligence, defamation, doping, and the responsibilities of owners and players. This edition adds new material on civil liability amendments, global broadcast rights, insurance and risk management, and recent legal actions arising from the Beijing Olympics. |
Contents
1The sportlaw intersection | 1 |
2 Commercialisation and politics in sport | 21 |
3 The legal nature of sporting organisations | 32 |
4 Contracts | 48 |
5 Sports sponsorship and sporting reputation | 78 |
6 The conduct of sporting tribunals | 109 |
7 Sports injuries and compensation | 127 |
8 Insurance and risk management | 174 |
9 Criminal liability | 189 |
10 Discrimination and other issues | 202 |
11 Sport and taxation | 218 |
12 Antidoping | 227 |
Notes | 250 |
Table of cases | 285 |
Index | 302 |
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