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Sports Discrimination – a ‘noble lie’? | The Sports Law Canary
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Thompson Rivers University (TRU). Sports Discrimination – a ‘noble lie’? June 24, 2015. On Monday, a colleague (Dr Jo Beswick) and I presented at a conference organised by the Forum for Research into Equality and Diversity. The Conference was commemorating five years of the Equality Act 2010. If anybody was interested in our presentation, I have uploaded our slides to Slideshare and they can be downloaded here:. In relation to discrimination on the basis of sex, gender reassignment, race and age. The res...
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Concussion Lawsuits: Is settling fair for the players? | The Sports Law Canary
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Thompson Rivers University (TRU). Concussion Lawsuits: Is settling fair for the players? November 23, 2014. By Ryan Monty Thompson Rivers University 3L JD Student. What amount of liability should the leagues governing these sports accept? Is it possible that higher paid athletes aren’t exposed to the same level of risk as other players? View all posts by Jon Heshka →. Subscribe to our RSS feed and social profiles to receive updates. No Rhyme or Reason to Gender Discrimination in Sport. January 5, 2016.
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Jumping Backward to Poppleton again: Why ‘Pinchbeck v. Craggy Island Ltd (2012) [2012] All ER (D) 121 (Mar)’ may have been wrongly decided | The Sports Law Canary
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Thompson Rivers University (TRU). Jumping Backward to Poppleton again: Why ‘Pinchbeck v. Craggy Island Ltd (2012) [2012] All ER (D) 121 (Mar)’ may have been wrongly decided. March 21, 2012. While the case itself is unreported except in the All England Reporter, a number of newspapers carry the story: http:/ www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2115749/Craggy-island-leap-Louise-Pinchbeck-leapt-wall-hurt-ankle-100k-payout.html. Had known that the claimant had, to that point, only climbed upwards that day and h...
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Foolish or Foolproof: Risk Management at the Commonwealth Games | The Sports Law Canary
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Thompson Rivers University (TRU). Foolish or Foolproof: Risk Management at the Commonwealth Games. October 4, 2010. This is no way to manage risk with sports teams. The approach thus far was almost carnivalesque. An Ottawa Citizen editorial ended with the comment that ‘Commonwealth Games Canada should feel confident in the level of safety, health and security before it brings any athletes to Delhi. These are, after all, only games’ ( read editorial here. Countries were forced into making a decision and b...
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Canadian court finds snowboarder negligent for colliding with skier in blind spot | The Sports Law Canary
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Thompson Rivers University (TRU). Canadian court finds snowboarder negligent for colliding with skier in blind spot. May 16, 2010. Http:/ www.canlii.org/eliisa/highlight.do? Text=gregorowicz v lee&language=en&searchTitle=Search all CanLII Databases&path=/en/bc/bcsc/doc/2010/2010bcsc478/2010bcsc478.html. The Supreme Court of British Columbia found on 9 April 2010 a snowboarder liable for an accident in which he collided with a young child at Grouse Mountain Resort in Vancouver, BC. Williamson J held in.
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Thompson Rivers University (TRU). December 15, 2015. Who is Policing Gender Discrimination for International Sport? By Cassandra Milne Thompson Rivers University JD Student. Alberta v Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony. The Supreme Court of Canada noted that obtaining a drivers licence is a privilege and not a right. Yet, what happens when a licence takes away a right? Refusing to accept these terms of the agreement, Kristen Worley declined to sign the agreement. Her refusal to sign the agreement st...
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The saga of Adrian Peterson | The Sports Law Canary
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Thompson Rivers University (TRU). The saga of Adrian Peterson. November 23, 2014. By Jeanine Ball – Thompson Rivers University 2L JD Student. NFL star running back Adrian Peterson, who has been touted as one of the best players in the NFL will face a hearing on the fate of his future with the League this coming Monday. Throughout the ordeal Peterson has been suspended from his team, the Minnesota Vikings, while still receiving his annual salary of $11.25 million. In order to move towards positive outcome...
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Tort Law’s Inapplicability to Extreme Sports: The Death of Canadian Ski Cross Racer Nik Zoricic | The Sports Law Canary
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Thompson Rivers University (TRU). Tort Law’s Inapplicability to Extreme Sports: The Death of Canadian Ski Cross Racer Nik Zoricic. November 12, 2013. By Kelsey Petersen Thompson Rivers University 2L JD Student. Held, in a criminal law context, that one cannot consent to death or grievous bodily harm. Can the principle of negligence follow with the assertion that an athlete cannot consent to death in extreme sports? View all posts by Jon Heshka →. November 20, 2013 at 02:09. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Overly ambitious parents in youth sports | The Sports Law Canary
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Thompson Rivers University (TRU). Overly ambitious parents in youth sports. November 23, 2014. By Robert Mazzarolo Thompson Rivers University 2L JD Student. View all posts by Jon Heshka →. Subscribe to our RSS feed and social profiles to receive updates. The saga of Adrian Peterson. NHL Expansion in Toronto – is sharing caring? Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email. Miche...
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NHL Expansion in Toronto – is sharing caring? | The Sports Law Canary
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Thompson Rivers University (TRU). NHL Expansion in Toronto – is sharing caring? December 19, 2014. By Michael Truong – Thompson Rivers University 3L JD Student. By virtue of Section 4.3, all NHL member teams seemingly hold a veto over the League if the expansion plan is in the respective team’s backyard. It seems odd that the League would leave a loophole open for teams to potentially handcuff them. Nevertheless, there are a few ways for the League to defend itself against a veto argument. The NHL may ev...
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