Litigation putting sport in the firing line

The significance of sports governing bodies being appropriately advised on risk management was highlighted recently by a failed claim brought against three such bodies

Sadly, litigation in sport is now commonplace, with many - including sports governing bodies - in the firing line, as the recent motor-racing case of Wattleworth versus Goodwood Roadracing and Others 2004 demonstrates.

Mr Wattleworth died when his car crashed into a tyre-fronted earth bank at Goodwood in 1998. His widow claimed against Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit, the Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association and the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, the body responsible for

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