Course description
There has been an increase in media interest in the risks of sports related traumatic brain injury following the recent announcement that a number of high-profile rugby players have intimated claims against the sport's governing body.
Presented by expert barrister Antonia Ford, this webinar will consider the issues, risks and considerations in this developing area of law.
Topics discussed will include relevant caselaw on the duties owed by sports governing bodies, assumption of risk, and lessons to be learned from other disease types. Causation will also be explored, along with relevant knowledge surrounding links between TBI and sports, and future cases.
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Introduction
There has been an increase in media interest in the risks of sports related traumatic brain injury following the recent announcement that a number of high-profile rugby players have intimated claims against the sport's governing body.
This webinar will consider the issues, risks and considerations in this developing area of law.
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- Relevant caselaw on the duties owed by sports governing bodies
- Assumption of risk
- Lessons to be learned from other disease types
- Causation
- Relevant knowledge surrounding links between TBI and sports
- Future cases
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