Australian bookmaker Sportsbet has filed a lawsuit against betting competitor Sportsbetting.com.au for alleged trade mark infringement and consumer law violations.
India’s God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar has won a $2 million judgment against Australian bat maker Spartan Sports for allegedly failing to pay him money owed under a licencing deal and continuing to use his image after termination of the agreement.
An appeals court has dealt Classic Bet and Best Bet a loss in their challenge to a $3.8 million judgment in a contractual dispute related to the $5.95 million acquisition of the sports gambling companies by Playup in 2018.
A judge has set aside a liquidator’s bid for public examination of National Rugby League boss Todd Greenberg and another high-ranking officer, finding the summonses were an “abuse of process” and that the company behind them had entered into liquidation for the sole purpose of grilling the officials.
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has taken legal action on behalf of a sports club which missed out on funding from a $100 million grants program, in what could be a test case for other clubs that lost out because of the so-called ‘sports rorts’ affair.
Veteran NRL player agent Sam Ayoub has won his case against his former protege and another employee who left his Ultra Management Sports agency in 2017 and took 18 players with them.