RICHARD CRAMER

SPORTS LAWYER
We are now less than a month from the start of the Rugby Union World Cup. Every fan from every nation will be hoping players can avoid serious injury. However the psychological pressures on the teams, players and coaching staff will be as intense as ever with greater public scrutiny.
Hopefully the World Cup will set a high benchmark to protect players otherwise it won’t be long before an individual participant ends up making a successful civil claim against their employer for breach of duty of care.
Welfare has been a common theme across a number of spor...