The Annual Bar Football Challenge and Sports Law Conference

13/09/2013

The 6th Annual Bar Football Challenge (against teams from the bars of Victoria and Qld) and the 3rd Annual Sports Law Conference will be held in Sydney on 21 September 2013. The theme for this year’s conference, to be chaired by the Hon Justice Geoff Lindsay, is Anti-Doping in Sports. Speaking are John Marshall SC on "Aspects of the Peptide Inquiry Announced 7 February 2013", Michael Gleeson on "The Role of the Criminal Law and Doping in Sport", Simon Philips on "Corporate Governance and Potential Liability for Sporting Organisations in the light of the Peptide Inquiry" and Graham Turnbull SC.

The conference, which qualifies for CPD units, will be held at the 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers meeting facilities on 3rd Floor, 174 Phillip Street, Sydney commencing at 8:30 AM with registration from 8 AM. A nominal fee of $75 (cash) will be charged with the proceeds to be donated to "Canteen".

Places at the conference are strictly limited.

The Football Challenge will be held at St Andrews College Oval at the University of Sydney commencing at 1 pm with presentations and drinks at The Grandstand Bar from 5 pm.

All members of the Bar and Bench are welcome to attend the conference and to support NSW Bar FC at St Andrews Oval in their quest to wrest the silverware from the Queenslanders.

Please direct any enquiries about the Conference or the Football Challenge to Anthony Lo Surdo SC (losurdo@12thfloor.com.au; 9223 3181)

13 September 2013