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I was recently instructed as a consultant by Nordwand Law LLC in Bern to work with Swiss sports lawyer Sridar Paramalingham. Together we acted for professional triathlete and ironman competitor Tomás Rodríguez. Tomás was facing legal proceedings involving WADA and the ITA. We were appointed under the Sport Resolutions pro…
Mediating Clinical Negligence Disputes
(CPR changes and the latest trends) Mediation has been in the news this week following the coming into force of changes to the Civil Procedure Rules on 1 October. These changes are a direct consequence of the decision of the Court of Appeal in the Churchill case. The new rules encourage the parties to use…
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I was pleased to be able to work with Sridar Paramalingam of Nordwand Law and Javier Barrera (instructed by Sport Resolutions as part of their Pro Bono Panel) to help Tomás Rodríguez Hernández with his case involving the International Testing Agency.
A Day That Changed Everything: The Fine Line Between In-Competition and Out-of-Competition Violations in an Athlete’s Case
What a difference a day makes…(with apologies to Dinah Washington)! This is a very interesting decision which deals with the distinction between In-competition and Out-of-competition ADRVs and in particular the importance of timings. The Anti-Doping Regulations changed in 2021 reducing the Ineligibility period (suspension) for the social and recreational use…