Presenters

Marianne Barker, Barrister, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Marianne has had extensive experience in all areas of intellectual property, trade practices, general commercial law and sports law. Her practice has encompassed appeals, trials and various types of interlocutory applications for orders including injunctions, civil search and seizure orders and contempt orders. Her clients in the trade marks area have included various owners of famous trade marks. She has also acted in copyright and design matters. Marianne has also acted in mechanical and pharmaceutical patent matters. She has also acted in allied areas such as breach of trade secrets, Crown use of IP, the IP aspects of tax appeals (R & D) and in the trade practices area she has acted in various consumer law and price fixing matters. Her sports law practice grew out of her pro-bono work for Olympic athletes and she was, for several years, the President of the Taekowondo Appeals Tribunal and was awarded the Denis Callinan prize in 2019 which recognises members of the Australian New Zealand Sports Law Association (ANZSLA) who render commendable community service in the field of sports law.) Marianne has acted in non-selection cases for athletes and coaches as well as in matters concerning member protection and more recently in safeguarding matters brought against coaches. Finally, she also practises as a Mediator. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and has had various board positions on not-for-profit boards.


Juanita Maiden, Partner, Mullins Lawyers
Juanita is a Partner at Mullins Lawyers specialising in Sports Law. She advises clients in the sports and events industry on commercial agreements, governance & constitutions, disciplinary issues & complaint handling, and tribunal hearings & appeals. Juanita is the Deputy Chair of the International Rugby League Judiciary and currently sits on other sports disciplinary panels including for World Sailing, Paralympics Australia, AFL Queensland and as Deputy Chair of the Queensland government appointed Qld Racing Appeals Panel. She has previously guest lectured at the University of Queensland in sports law and regularly speaks on sports law topics. Her board experience includes as a current Director of Queensland Cricket and previously of Stadiums Queensland. Juanita previously was the CEO of a National Basketball League Club in Australia, becoming the first female to do so.