A lawyer has launched legal action against the AFL, its chairman and its chief executive, alleging misconduct during the supplements saga.
Jackson Taylor filed a writ with the Victorian Supreme Court on Tuesday in which he claims senior AFL figures knew Essendon was being investigated by the Australian Crime Commission before the club self-reported in February 2013.
The writ alleges the club only requested the AFL and Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority conduct a joint investigation into the club after being alerted to the ACC investigation.
Comment has been sought from the AFL.
Mr Taylor is a lawyer who previously urged Essendon members to push for an extraordinary general meeting at the club in order to investigate the handling of the saga.
Now he is focussing his attention on the handling of the saga by the code’s governing body, alleging that former CEO Andrew Demetriou, current CEO Gillon McLachlan and chairman Mike Fitzpatrick made comments both in the media and the AFL’s annual report that were misleading.
“Companies that act with the values and integrity the AFL claimed that it had, do so at an economic cost,” Taylor said.
“Those companies, the public and other stakeholders, are entitled to the protection of the law from companies who claim to act in ways they do not.”
With AAP
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