Anderson Rice Lawyers is aware of the challenging role which exists for professional and amateur sporting bodies and sportspeople.

Over recent years, sport has increasingly become more business focused and is a major commercial industry. Professional and amateur sporting events now involve complex commercial relationships, which require specialised legal advice.

Our Sports Law team has a great deal of experience in sport and the law.

• Professional sporting contracts
• Protecting intellectual property, trade marks, patents and designs combating the passing off of products and the like
• Advice regarding the Trade Practices Act and the Fair Trading Act
• Advice on contractual agreements, breaches and damages
• Drawing and advice on constitutions for sporting clubs and organisations
• Specialist advice on risk management and insurance arrangements
• Event management including contractual arrangements with suppliers and participants
• Legislative requirements relating to sporting activities
• Workplace relations together with occupational, health and safety
• Alternative dispute resolution
• Advice on corporate governance issues relating to sporting bodies
• Advice on procedural tribunal issues and tribunal representation