Game Legal

Game Legal Legal Advice for Business, Media, & Sport - Master the Rules of the Game with Game Legal on your side. (This page is for general information purposes only.

We offer legal assistance, advice and representation for:

- sports people & athletes,
- sporting bodies & organisations,
- sports agents and managers,
- esports organisations
- bands, solo artists,
- actors, writers, filmmakers,
- authors, publishers,
- photographers,
- content creators and influencers
- designers - incl. graphic/digital, clothing, & furniture,
- IT/tech startups and compani

es, and
- businesses more generally. We offer clients a flexible and highly personalised service based upon a unique blend of legal and commercial skills and experience - we help you run the game behind the game. Operating out of a modern office in Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia our services are available online everywhere, embracing ease of use and value for money as core client service promises. We work to assist clients to manage risk and maximise opportunities by advising and representing clients in relation to their commercial transactions, legal relationships, and disputes. Mat Jessep's broader experience includes acting for sports, entertainment, media, tech, business and personal clients in relation to:

- Corporate advisory
- Contracts and commercial agreements;
- Consumer Law and Product Liability;
- Dispute Resolution and Litigation;
- Employment and Team Management;
- Intellectual Property and Brand Protection;
- Sports Law - player and athlete representation and management. We are keen to assist you and your business to achieve your goals. Contact us today on email [email protected] and plug us in to your business. Jessep Group Pty Ltd t/as Game Legal, Game Integrity, Game Strategy, & Game Education ABN 58 605 014 999. No information contained within is offered for the purposes of legal advice and is not to be construed as such.)

05/12/2025

Game Legal - for Leaders in Sport, Storytelling, & Start Ups.

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Check out our services at gamelegal.com.au
05/12/2025

Check out our services at gamelegal.com.au

Like the strings on a Fender Stratocaster, beers in a six-pack, tackles in a set in Rugby League, mathematic’s first per...
17/11/2025

Like the strings on a Fender Stratocaster, beers in a six-pack, tackles in a set in Rugby League, mathematic’s first perfect number, feet to a fathom, and the cylinders in a Hemi 245 cubic inch engine - Game Legal is 6!

Sincere thanks to all of our clients and supporters over the past 6 years - it has been a pleasure to be of service to your legal, governance, and integrity needs across business, media, and sport.

Massive thanks to the team - Francis Awaritefe and Nikki Dryden OLY. It has been brilliant to work with you.

Thank you all!





Australian Peter Norman won silver in the 1968 Mexico Summer Olympic Games men’s 200m sprint race and wore the Olympic P...
30/11/2024

Australian Peter Norman won silver in the 1968 Mexico Summer Olympic Games men’s 200m sprint race and wore the Olympic Project for Human Rights badge in support of fellow athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith on the podium. Norman’s time that day still stands as an Australian record for the men’s 200m sprint.

It was Norman who suggested that Smith and Carlos share the black gloves used in their salute, after Carlos left his pair at the Olympic Village. Norman knew of the salute and said, ‘I’ll stand with you’. Carlos said he expected to see fear in Norman’s eyes. He didn’t; ‘I saw love’.”

Various accounts claim that Norman was shunned afterwards by the Australian athletics organisation and the Australian Olympic Committee. It was reported that Norman was not included or welcomed at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games unless he renounced his actions in 1968.

John Carlos stated that “If we [Carlos and Smith] were getting beat up, Peter was facing an entire country and suffering alone.”

Peter Norman was never fully recognised for his inspirational role before his untimely death from a heart attack in 2006 at the age of 64. Smith and Carlos attended Norman’s funeral and both gave eulogies and were Norman’s pallbearers. The US Track and Field Federation proclaimed 9 October 2006, the date of his funeral, as Peter Norman Day.

The Australian Government passed an official apology motion to Peter Norman for his treatment on 11 October 2012. The Australian Olympic Committee responded by disputing the claims made about Norman’s treatment.

Athletics Australia in partnership with the Victorian Government, erected a bronze statue of Norman to honour Norman’s legacy as an athlete and advocate for human rights on 9 October 2019 at the Albert Park athletics track, Melbourne. This statue of Norman in Australia was erected 3 years after a statue of Norman on the 1968 medal podium with Smith and Carlos was unveiled at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

Main image:
‘We Can Be Heroes’, 2014
Artists Richard Bell and Emory Douglas
© Richard Bell & Emory Douglas, courtesy Milani Gallery, Brisbane

Game Integrity - because the right thing to do is always the right thing to do.
01/10/2024

Game Integrity - because the right thing to do is always the right thing to do.

⏰ When time is of the essence ⏰ In CAS OG 24/15 Federation Romanian Gymnastics and Ana Bărbosu v. Fédération Internation...
11/08/2024

⏰ When time is of the essence ⏰

In CAS OG 24/15 Federation Romanian Gymnastics and Ana Bărbosu v. Fédération Internationale de
Gymnastique (FIG) and Donatella Sacchi, CAS arbitrators have partially upheld the application and Ms Bǎrbosu is reinstated as the 3rd placed athlete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Gymnastics women’s floor exercise.

FIG is to determine the awarding of medals in that event in accordance with the CAS decision.

CAS arbitrators found that the inquiry submitted on behalf of Ms Jordan Chiles (USA) during the final was outside of the 1 minute deadline set out in art. 8.5 of FIG 2024 Technical Regulations (i.e. 1 minute and
4 seconds).

Interestingly, the Applicants requested a ruling adjusting the ranking of Ms Ana Maria Bărbosu, Ms Sabina Maneca-Voinea and Ms Jordan Chiles by placing all three athletes in 3rd position and the allocation of medals to all three athletes.

See:https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_ParisOG_15-16.pdf





🚨 Attention Content Creators! 🚨Navigating the complex world of copyright can be tricky. Whether you’re producing a film,...
09/08/2024

🚨 Attention Content Creators! 🚨

Navigating the complex world of copyright can be tricky. Whether you’re producing a film, podcast, YouTube video, TikTok post, video game, TV show, or publishing your latest work, the last thing you want is to accidentally infringe on someone else’s copyright or expose your work to unauthorised use and copying.

At Game Legal, we’ve got your back! 🎮

Our expert legal team specialises in providing clear and comprehensive guidance on copyright and other intellectual property laws. We help you understand the boundaries, avoid costly mistakes, and ensure your creative vision remains yours — no surprises, no setbacks.

Ready to mitigate your risks and protect your content? Let’s chat: www.wegotgame.com.au or 1800 002 204 (in Australia).

Game Legal Principal Lawyer, Mat Jessep, is back teaching at for the Spring Semester.This year ‘Sports Law’ will be tau...
08/08/2024

Game Legal Principal Lawyer, Mat Jessep, is back teaching at for the Spring Semester.

This year ‘Sports Law’ will be taught in all three teaching semesters - Summer, Autumn, and now Spring, demonstrating the appeal of the subject and the profession amongst the next generation of law graduates and lawyers.










It’s that time again! Best wishes to everyone involved in the quadrennial celebration of sporting endeavours under warm...
24/07/2024

It’s that time again! Best wishes to everyone involved in the quadrennial celebration of sporting endeavours under warm sunny skies, colourful interlinked circles, and national flags in the pursuit of sparkly metallic neck decorations and glory.

For the rest of us mere mortals and Non-Olympic Partners, enjoy the next few weeks and make sure you don’t infringe upon any of the IOC’s ‘Olympic Properties’ and offend Rule 40 without prior approval.

But seriously, check out the IOC’s ‘Illustrative Guidance for Non-Olympic Partners Commercial Opportunities for Participants’ guide, or ask us for help with your responsible branding over the ‘in-market’ period.


21/11/2023

Game Legal has turned 4!!! Many heartfelt thanks to our wonderful clients across Australia and around the world!

Many thanks also to our team over the years, including new player, Francis Awaritefe.

We’re excited to see where we go next.

Have you got Game?

We got Game 👊🏼

Another great deal to work on at Game Legal, advising Team Bliss Esports on its acquisition of Icon Esports and portfoli...
19/09/2023

Another great deal to work on at Game Legal, advising Team Bliss Esports on its acquisition of Icon Esports and portfolio companies, including The Chiefs Esports - one of the most beloved and successful brands in Australian Esports.

This is another milestone M&A transaction worked on by Game Legal, adding to our track record of significant transactions in the market here in Australia and around the world. In this time-sensitive matter the financial structure of the deal payment was developed and the documentation drafted in 2 days, the drafting was settled and executed within a week, and the transaction completed in 2 weeks.

Many thanks to our brilliant client, Team Bliss Esports, and especially Brendan Harms, COO. Brendan and the team were fantastic to work with and a pleasure to advise and assist. Of our involvement, Brendan said:

"Working with Mat Jessep of Game Legal was integral in making sure the acquisition of ICON Esports went smoothly. Mat demonstrated an exceptional level of expertise and competence in navigating the complex landscape of mergers and acquisitions, and his constant communication ensured our team felt confident and protected during negotiations with the seller. I would highly recommend Mat and Game Legal to anyone in the esports industry.looking for representation they can trust."

Esports is in safe hands with Team Bliss in the Australian scene.



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