Sports Injuries and the Right to Damages

Sadler, Pauline; Guthrie, Rob

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Authors

Sadler, Pauline

Guthrie, Rob

Date

2001

Type

Journal Article

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Citation

Sadler, Pauline and Guthrie, Rob. 2001. Sports Injuries and the Right to Damages. Legal Issues in Business: 9-14.

Source Title

Legal Issues in Business

Faculty

School of Business Law

Curtin Business School

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26511

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

This article examines the availability of damages at common law for injured sportspersons and the potential liability of employers, organisers, and facility providers in the sporting industry. The article discusses the common law action of the torts of negligence and trespass are considered. Cases discussed include: Agar v Hyde; Rogers v Budgen; Noak v Waverley Municipal Council; Bartels v Bankstown City Council; and McNamara v Duncan.