News: Legal

YMCA New South Wales chief executive resigns ahead of release of royal commission report

The Chief Executive of YMCA New South Wales has resigned ahead of the release of a report by the NSW Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse that is expected to…

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May 20, 2014 Aquatics / Legal / Recreation /

 
 

Hunter Sports Group expected to hand over Newcastle Knights

The Chairman of the Knights Members Club says he is fairly confident Nathan Tinkler's Hunter Sports Group (HSG) will honour its obligations and transfer the assets of the Newcastle…

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May 19, 2014 Legal / Sport /

 
 

Organised crime estimated to launder over US$140 billion annually through sport betting

The University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) have this week released ground-breaking results from a two-year research program into…

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May 18, 2014 Legal / Sport /

 
 

Ringling Circus prevails in 14-year legal battle, wins US$15.75 million

North American animal rights groups including the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) have ended their long-running litigation with Feld Entertainment this week by paying nearly…

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May 17, 2014 Entertainment / Environment / Legal /

 
 

New ASADA chief issues warning to potential cheats

Newly announced Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) Chief Executive Ben McDevitt has warned athletes they are solely responsible for substances they take. The former…

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May 9, 2014 Legal / Sport /

 
 

ACCC issues goalpost safety reminder

With the winter football season underway, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is reminding sports administrators, ground managers, coaches, parents, teachers and…

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May 9, 2014 Legal / Safety / Sport /

 
 

New safeguards to prevent match-fixing in New Zealand sport

The New Zealand Government has said it will make match-fixing a specific crime for the first time to ensure sport remains corruption-free. New Zealand Sport and Recreation Minister Murray…

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May 6, 2014 Legal / Sport /

 
 

ASADA completes final report into AFL/NRL supplements scandal

The Australian Sport Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) is expected to make a final decision in the next month on action to be taken following its investigations into doping issues at AFL and…

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May 2, 2014 Legal / Sport /

 
 

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