Di is the Chief Executive of Retraining of Racehorses (RoR), British Horseracing's official charity of the welfare of retired racehorses. Di has been directing the charity's progress since 2002. She is a former leading lady rider, a member of the Board of the Amateur Jockeys Association (AJA) and a Director of Sandown Racecourse Committee. Di's role at RoR involves liaising closely with the charity's chairman and trustees in planning RoR strategy and leading the executive team in the implementation of a wide range of RoR activities and second career events. As well as communicating with the various racing and equine bodies and contacts, key to the role is promoting the highest standards of equine welfare and providing evidence to support the racing industry message that it cares about what happens to horses after their racing careers have ended. Di is the chair of the IFAR steering group and has been instrumental in the formation of the Forum in order to share best practice globally.
An internationally recognized expert in sports law and arbitration, Professor Richard McLarenhas spent his career working at the highest levels to protect the integrity of sports.
Professor McLaren is involved in the adjudication of sports-related disputes at both the amateurand professional level. As a member and Arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS), hehas arbitrated key sport cases around the world. As an Ad Hoc Panel Member of CAS, he hasparticipated in five Olympic Games during which he resolved disputes pertaining to anti-doping,athlete eligibility and intellectual property rights.
Professor McLaren has lent his expertise across multiple sports. He has served with distinctionas an arbitrator for the National Hockey League dealing with salary arbitrations andPlayer/Agent disputes for the NHL Players’ Association. In 2007, he was a consultant in theindependent investigation into the illegal use of steroids and other performance enhancingdrugs by players in Major League Baseball (the “Mitchell Report”). He is currently an Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer for the Tennis Integrity Unit and President of the EuropeanBasketball Arbitral Tribunal.
As a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) 2015 Independent Commission, heexamined systemic doping and corruption in Russian athletics. In 2016, WADA once againcalled on his expertise to lead the investigation into allegations of sample tampering at the 2014Sochi Games.
Richard McLaren is a professor of Law at the Western University in London, Ontario; ChairmanEmeritus Advisory Board, National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University; and SpecialAdvisor to Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University. He has published in awide range of areas, including dispute resolution and bankruptcy. He is also Counsel toMcKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP and has extensive practical experience as a commercial lawyerand a labour and commercial arbitrator and mediator.
Professor McLaren is a recipient of the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civiliandistinctions. It recognizes exceptional achievement, service and contribution to the country andthe international community.
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