Prof. (Dr.) Shaun Star

Professor and Associate Dean; Director, Centre for India Australia Studies; Director Centre for Sports Law, Business and Governance

BCom LLB (Macquarie University);

GradDip (Legal Practice) (Australian National University);

BCL (University of Oxford);

PhD (University of Queensland)

Biography

Shaun Star is a Professor & Associate Dean at Jindal Global Law School. He is the Director of the Centre for Sports Law, Business and Governance and the Director, Centre for India-Australia Studies at O.P. Jindal Global University.

Shaun has been working in India since 2010. Running his own advisory practice, Shaun has advised numerous organisations (from start-ups to listed companies), assisting them with their entry and expansion into India. He is an Australian qualified lawyer and has worked at various top-tier law firms in Australia and India, including most recently at Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. He was named as one of 30 people to watch in the business of law by Asia Law Portal.

Shaun has advised a number of clients in the field of sports law, including national sporting federations, such as the Afghanistan Cricket Board. In 2022, Shaun was appointed as a Director of Judo Australia. Previously, Shaun has worked as Senior Operations Manager at the Indian Premier League (IMG) and in a boutique sports law firm in Bangalore (LawNK).

At Jindal Global Law School, Shaun convenes a number of subjects, including (i) Sports Law and Governance; (ii) The Law of Torts and Consumer Protection; (iii) Legal Research Methodologies; (iv) Comparative Australia Studies.

His research interests are in the field of Sports Law and Governance, Esports, Anti-doping, and the Australia-India relationship.

Shaun is passionate about promoting the Australia-India relationship and has published a book entitled “Australia and India: A Comparative Overview of the Law and Legal Practice”. He is the co-founder and former chair of the Australia India Youth Dialogue and provides regular commentary on issues such as the Australia-India relationship and sports law and governance in India. His opinion pieces have been featured in Indian and Australian national newspapers and he has participated in panel sessions on Indian prime time television.

Publications

Books:

Shaun Star, Australia and India: A Comparative Overview of the Law and Legal Practice (Universal Law Publishers [Lexis Nexis India], 2016)

Peer Reviewed Articles, Case Notes and Book Chapters:

2023:

May Fong Cheong, Divyangana Dhankar; Shaun Star, “Legal Transplantation of Minors’ Contracts in India and Malaysia: ‘Weak’ Watson and a ‘Misfitted’ Transplant” (2023) Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal https://doi.org/10.1080/14729342.2023.2189359
Shaun Star and Joost Vynckier, “Commercial contracts: sponsoring and ticketing” in Robby Houben (ed.) Research Handbook on Professional Football Clubs (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023

2022:

Shaun Star and Sarah Kelly, “Examining procedural fairness in anti-doping disputes: a comparative empirical analysis” (2022) The International Sports Law Journal https://doi.org/10.1007/s40318-022-00222-5
Shaun Star, “The quest for harmonisation in anti-doping: an Indian perspective” (2022) 43 The International Sports Law Journal 203-235 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40318-022-00220-7 \
Shaun Star and Divyangana Dhankar, “Major Differences in Minors’ Contracts: A Comparative Analysis into the Validity of Contracts with Minors in the Sport and Entertainment Industry” (2022) Liverpool Law Review https://doi.org/10.1007/s10991-022-09308-4

James McKeag, Joshua McLeod and Shaun Star et al. “Board Composition in National Sport Federations: An Examination of BRICS Countries” (2022) Journal of Global Sport Management https://doi.org/10.1080/24704067.2022.2155982

2021:

2020:

Shaun Star, “Key Sports Law Cases and Developments Of 2020 – Australia” (2021) LawInSport (31 December 2020)
Joshua McLeod and Shaun Star, “In pursuit of good governance – analysing the main points of conflict in India’s draft Sports Code” LawInSport (1 July 2020)
Shaun Star and Arindam Bharadwaj, “A Comparative Overview of Constitutional Human Rights Protections” in Aditya Tomer, Vaishali Arora, Paul Babie, Lorne Neudorf, “Comparative Reflections on the Constitutional Models of India and Australia” (2020, Bloomsbury, New Delhi)
Shaun Star and Arindam Bharadwaj, “Trial by Jury in Australia and India” in Aditya Tomer, Vaishali Arora, Paul Babie, Lorne Neudorf, “Comparative Reflections on the Constitutional Models of India and Australia” (2020, Bloomsbury, New Delhi)

2019:

Pankaj Jha and Shaun Star, “Australia-India Defence Cooperation”, Journal of Foreign Policy and National Affairs (October 2019), 34 (ISSN: 25818929)
Shaun Star and Pankaj Jha, “Australian Perspective” in India in APEC: Views from the Indo-Pacific (May 2019, Perth US Asia Centre)
Shaun Star and Nirav Bakshi, “The Growth of Esports in India – A Short Review of the Main Legal and Regulatory Challenges” LawInSport (1 April 2019)
Shaun Star, “Australia-India Relationship: Growing from Strength to Strength” (2019) 7(3) The Diplomatist,

2018:

Shaun Star, “Internationalisation of Higher Education and Student Mobility” (June 2018) Higher Education Review

Prior to 2018:

Shaun Star, “Player Eligibility Criteria in Cricket” (23 August 2011) Sportzpower Monthly
Shaun Star and Roshan Gopalakrishna, “The Right of Publicity and Use of Player Attributes” (24 May 2011) Sportzpower Monthly
Shaun Star, “The ‘liberal’ BIT regime: has it gone a BIT too far? The importance of sustainable economic development in the BIT regime” (2010) ALSA National Law Journal

Conference Papers Presented:

Shaun Star, “Shaping Public Policy through Tort Law Doctrines” (Presented at The Judiciary and Public Policy: Australia and India Compared: Conference hosted by G+T Centre of Public Law, UNSW & O.P. Jindal Global University, 3-4 December 2019, Sydney, Australia)
David Tyler, Joe Cobbs, Shaun Star, “Rivalry in the Indian Premier League” (Presented by B. David Tyler at the 3^rd World Association for Sport Management World Conference, 16-19 October 2019, Santiago de Chile, Chile)

Government Submissions:

Shaun Star (on behalf of the Centre for India Australia Studies), Submission for the Australian Government 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper (9 November 2017)

Opinion Pieces:

Raj Kumar and Shaun Star, “There is Huge Potential in Australia’s Education Relationship with India” The Australian (11 December 2019)
Shaun Star and Erin Watson-Lynn, “The Growing Influence of Celebrity Politics in India” The Interpreter (10 May 2019)
Shaun Star, “Sports Law: An Exciting Opportunity for Law Grads” The Tribune (3 April 2019)
Shaun Star, “Legal Angle of Sports” The Tribune (1 November 2017)
Shaun Star, “Governance Reform Key to Success On and Off the Field” The Pioneer (9 October 2017)
Shaun Star and Amit Dasgupta, “India-Australia relations: Education as the Tipping Point” Hindustan Times (12 April 2017)
Shaun Star, “When Young Minds Lead Transformation” The Pioneer (2 February 2017)
Shaun Star and Tridivesh Singh Maini, “A Strong State of Affairs: India and Australia’s State-to-State Engagement” The Diplomat (26 January 2017)
Shaun Star and Rishi Suri, “Young Shapers of Bilateral Ties: The Case of AIYD” Policy Wonks (14 September 2015
Shaun Star, “Australia and India Build Ties through Cricket” Sydney Morning Herald (25 March 2015)
Shaun Star, “India-Australia ties: Cricket, Commonwealth, Curry and Friendship” Hindustan Times (25 March 2015)
Shaun Star and Rishi Suri, “Youth in Forefront of India-Australia Ties” The Pioneer (22 September 2014)
Shaun Star, “Engaging with Future Leaders” The Hindu (6 September 2014)

Selected Interviews, Media Appearances and Consultations:

Selected Speeches and Public Lectures:

Editorial Boards:

Chair, Editorial Board, Journal of Sports Law Policy and Governance (India) (September 2019 – present)
Member, Editorial Board, LawInSport (a leading online international sports law publication) (July 2018 to present)

Research Interests

Shaun’s main research interests are in the following areas:

Awards and Recognitions

Awards and Recognitions:

A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Award: Rising Star Emerging Scholar Award from STAR Scholars Network (2021)
Research Excellence Award from O.P. Jindal Global University (2021)
Awarded the Australia India Impact Award from the India Australia Business & Community Awards (2021)
Awarded the Research Training Programme Scholarship by the Australian Government, Department of Education, Skills and Employment (2020)
Awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award: Rising Star by Macquarie University (2018)
Finalist in the India-Australia Young Professional of the Year Award from the India Australia Business & Community Awards (2017)
Recognised as one of top “30 people to watch in the business of law in Asia” by Asia Law Portal (2016)
Awarded Global Leadership Outstanding Alumni Award by Macquarie University (2014)
Awarded Graduate Scholar Award by Golden Key International Honour Society (2013)
Awarded Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Award by the Australian Government (2010)
Awarded Vice Chancellor’s Commendation by Macquarie University (2010)

Prof. (Dr.) Shaun Star

Prof. (Dr.) Shaun Star

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