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Former Demons president and Clayton Utz partner Glen Bartlett can’t keep defamation case in WA
Defamation 2023-01-12 4:58 pm By Sam Matthews

Former president of the Melbourne Football Club and Clayton Utz veteran Glen Bartlett has lost a bid to keep his defamation case against four MFC […]

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Sportsbet wins anti-suit injunction against US case by sportsbet.com owner
Gaming 2023-01-12 11:49 am By Sam Matthews

Sportsbet has won an injunction preventing the owner of the sportsbet.com domain from prosecuting an action in the US, which a judge said sought to […]

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Sydney Flames CEO sues team’s owner over alleged boys’ club culture
Employment 2022-12-15 5:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former chief executive officer of the Sydney Flames has filed proceedings against the owner of the women’s basketball team, Hoops Capital, alleging she was […]

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Abandoned soccer match between Scottish rivals spawns $3M suit
Sports 2022-11-29 3:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australian sports promoters TEG Live and Left Field Live have sued Scottish football team the Rangers for at least $3 million after the club allegedly […]

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Maker of AFL merchandise sues US retail giant for trade mark infringement
Intellectual Property 2022-11-22 4:32 pm By Sam Matthews

Australian sports tour company FanFirm has sued US sports merchandise giant Fanatics alleging ‘flagrant’ infringement of its trade marks. FanFirm, which operates sporting event tours […]

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Judge in Seven’s spat with Cricket Australia takes aim at ‘vague and embarrassing’ pot-shots
Media 2022-10-28 2:06 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge hearing a contract dispute between Seven Network and Cricket Australia has knocked the sporting body’s defence, in which it argues that Seven’s pleadings […]

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Receptionist in Tim Paine sexting saga can’t bring harassment case against Cricket Tasmania
Employment 2022-10-27 10:16 am By Cindy Cameronne

A former receptionist who allegedly suffered sexual harassment by Australian cricket players and managers has lost her bid to bring her case against Cricket Tasmania […]

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Tennis club denied $500,000 grant drops ‘sports rorts’ case
Sports 2022-09-19 1:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A test case stemming from the 2019 ‘sports rorts’ scandal will not make it to trial, after a club denied funding from a $100 million […]

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Judge puts kibosh on first hearing of new serious harm test in coach’s defamation case
Defamation 2022-09-13 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has called off a pre-trial hearing to determine whether the new serious harm element in Australia’s defamation laws is satisfied in a case […]

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Cricket Australia plays COVID card in Seven contract dispute
Contracts 2022-08-25 2:43 pm By Sam Matthews

Cricket Australia says the COVID-19 pandemic was a force majeure event under its broadcast agreement with the Seven Network, which has sued the sporting governing […]

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