Sport and the Law
SPORT AND THE LAW Society has always withheld a strong view that the law has no place in sport. In Australia sport is a fundamental part of our culture. ... However, today as sport takes on a more professional role, sportsmen are looking towards the law as a safety net for compensation and for protection of contracts and themselves. ... Today with sport being not only a leisure activity but also career, sporting participants prefer to turn towards civil law for justice.