Posts Tagged ‘Maadi Cup’

Father’s rowing claim to court wrong

Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

The High Court judge who allowed two St Bede’s College boys to row in the Maadi Cup regatta appears to have been misled by the father of one of the boys in a sworn affidavit. Justice Rachel Dunningham’s judgement records show she was told that if one of the boys did not row at the Read more

Rowing in the Maadi Cup could get expensive

Friday, March 27th, 2015

Keeping your place in the Maadi Cup rowing team could prove expensive for all parties. An injunction costs approximately $15,000 to $20,000, according to Hasting Lawyer Jol Bates. Bates represented the Battison family in the Bay last year when St John’s College pupil, Lucan Battison, was suspended for refusing the school’s request to cut his Read more

St Bede’s parents’ High Court action ‘stinks of self-entitlement’

Monday, March 23rd, 2015

Schoolboys will be schoolboys, but parents can be their own worst enemies. Bravo to St Bede’s College Rector, Justin Boyle, for standing firm on the school’s code of conduct. Breaching airport  security, by illegally taking a ride on a luggage carousel into the secure area is no trifling matter. The two roguish rowers who did Read more