In Good Conscience

Let duty of care rule in concussion debate

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The first test of any sports manager, anywhere in the world, has to be duty of care towards participants.

And, if the billion-dollar legal settlement to "compensate" dementia victims of America's National Football League are not warning enough, it is hard to think what is.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 30, 2019, with the headline Let duty of care rule in concussion debate. Subscribe