Re-visit Nick Bowen's coverage of the James Hird Federal Court appeal
COURT RE-CAP: re-visit Nick Bowen's coverage from the Federal Court during James Hird's appeal below.
JAMES Hird's Federal Court appeal is set to conclude on Tuesday after dragging into a second day.
Hird's appeal of Justice John Middleton's ruling that the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority's investigation into Essendon's 2012 supplements regime was lawful was originally scheduled for one day.
But the appeal is not likely to be finalised until Tuesday lunchtime, with ASADA's legal counsel, Tom Howe QC, still to complete his submissions and Hird's counsel, Peter Hanks QC, then having a right of reply.
AFL.com.au will be back in court from 10am on Tuesday for LIVE coverage of the conclusion to Hird's latest fight.
Howe submitted ASADA's investigation had been legal, as the ASADA Act and National Anti-Doping Scheme envisaged the anti-doping authority cooperating with sporting bodies such as the AFL to investigate anti-doping violations.
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