There are a number of good reasons for coaches to develop a good understanding of their legal responsibility or have risk management procedures in place.  The main three are:

1. To reduce the risk of litigation:
2. to become better coaches by being more aware of safety rules: and
3. to protect athletes and self by continually upgrading the risk management program

Knowledge, preparation and prevention are the most important factors of coaches in protecting themselves against a law suit.

Ian Scott, Dunhill Madden Butler Solicitors

The professional Sports Law Team at Dunhill Madden Butler offers advice in the following areas; sports marketing, sponsorship and management; contracts; sports administration; restraint of trade and trade practices issues; industrial relations; taxation and superannuation advice; discipline issues; sporting insurance; recreation planning; policy development; staging of sporting events; negligence and liability issues; occupational health and safety in sport; intellectual property; representation before tribunals and Court.

Telephone Ian Scott on (07) 3307 8802 or facsimile on (07) 3307 8800 or E-mail at iss@bne.dmb.com.au

Summer 1997

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