Baroness Grey-Thompson to speak at BASL

The 19th Annual British Association for Sport and Law (BASL) conference will play host to a high profile debate on the issues arising from the Court of Arbitration in Sport's decision to allow double amputee Oscar Pistorius to compete against able bodied athletes in the IAAF World Championships in Daegu on the 22nd of September in the Nursery Pavilion at Lord's Cricket Ground. One of Great Britain’s most successful Paralympians , Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, will headline a distinguished panel assembled to discuss the Court's ruling and consider its wider implications. Baroness Grey-Thompson will be joined on the panel by leading human rights lawyer Tim Otty QC and the British Olympic Association's Head of Sports Science and Research Dr Marco Cardinale. The London 2012 Olympics will also be high on the agenda at the annual BASL conference as will the issue of corruption in sport. Keynote speakers four time Olympic Gold medalist Sir Matthew Pinsent and Leyton Orient FC Chairman Barry Hearn will be joined by sports reporter, film maker and outspoken FIFA critic Andrew Jennings, journalist and Olympian Matthew Syed and a number of other leading speakers in what promises to be a fascinating day of informed debate. A BASL spokesman said; “Oscar Pistorious’ amazing story has been a hot topic this summer and posed some very interesting questions for sport in general. "For 18 years the annual BASL conference has discussed and debated the issues arising from sport's hottest topics. We are maintaining that tradition this year. “We are delighted to welcome such a high profile group of speakers to the BASL conference to discuss these issues.” The BASL conference is in its 19th year and a limited number of places are still available for more information go to www.britishsportslaw.org