Former AFL participant Ty Zantuck will be capable to pursue his declare for damages in opposition to the Richmond Soccer Membership after a Supreme Courtroom justice granted his utility for an extension of time.
Key factors:
- Ty Zantuck needs damages from Richmond for the administration of on-field concussions he suffered
- Zantuck additionally needs to sue Richmond over the administration of his continual again harm
- A Supreme Courtroom justice discovered the delay in Zantuck lodging the declare comprehensible and affordable
Ty Zantuck was identified with suspected continual traumatic encephalopathy — a deadly mind illness — in late 2021.
He needs damages from Richmond for the administration of on-field concussions suffered whereas enjoying for the membership between 2000 and 2004.
Zantuck additionally needs to sue Richmond over the administration of his continual again harm that left him in fixed, extreme ache.
There’s a time restrict for folks to lodge private harm claims, typically not more than six years after the harm occurred.
Nevertheless, after an utility from Zantuck’s attorneys, Affiliate Justice Mary-Jane Ierodiaconou on Tuesday dominated that the previous AFL participant can be given an extension of time to pursue his damages claims.
She discovered that, whereas the claims have been made “considerably out of time”, the rationale for the delay was comprehensible and affordable.
The court docket was informed Zantuck made makes an attempt in 2006 and 2012 to lodge a declare for his again harm however was suggested by attorneys that it will be a waste of time.
Zantuck was solely identified together with his acquired mind harm in late 2021.
The Richmond Soccer Membership will likely be given a possibility to attraction the ruling.
AAP