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Jones and Another v Welsh Rugby Football Union; Same v Pugh (For and On Behalf of Welsh RFU): CA 19 Dec 1997

Disciplinary proceedings against a sportsman which had been set aside for him having received an unfair hearing, may be re-instated once the defects in the procedure were remedied.

Citations:

Times 06-Jan-1998, [1997] EWCA Civ 3066

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

At EATJones and Another v Welsh Rugby Football Union QBD 6-Mar-1997
A professional sportsman should be allowed to have representation on a suspension hearing, which might affect his ability to earn his living. However Ebsworth J doubted the correctness of the intrusion of courts into such matters, saying that:’There . .
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Natural Justice, Contract

Updated: 13 November 2022; Ref: scu.82592

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