Former Brumbies chief executive Michael Jones has raised fresh claims against former Labor deputy chief minister David Lamont, accusing him of campaigning behind closed doors in the months before he parted ways with the club.
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Mr Jones will allege Mr Lamont contacted several parties, including Brumbies major sponsor Aquis and ActewAGL, to complain about his work or pressure them to withdraw their support for him, court documents show.
He has outlined the allegations in an amended statement of claim filed in the ACT Supreme Court as part of his ongoing case against the University of Canberra, its vice-chancellor Stephen Parker, the UC union, rugby great Joe Roff, and Mr Lamont.
Mr Jones is alleging the five defendants pressured the Brumbies board to stand him down for blowing the whistle on financial irregularities with the sale of the club's former Griffith headquarters and subsequent move to Bruce.
The amended claim, which summarises Mr Jones' case, remains stripped of the details of a sealed KPMG report regarding the club's relocation to the university in 2011.
The court has suppressed that report, however, The Australian newspaper recently published details of what it alleges the report contains.
The report into Brumbies transactions as far back as 2009 was at the centre of angst between Mr Jones and stakeholders.
Mr Jones states in the amended claim that Mr Lamont approached casino owner Aquis, a major Brumbies sponsor, and put pressure on the company to withdraw its support for Mr Jones in early 2015.
He also alleges Mr Lamont contacted ActewAGL chief executive Michael Costello and sponsorship manager Paul Walsh, asking them to contact Brumbies board members and complain about Mr Jones, in February this year.
Soon after, Mr Jones claimed, Mr Lamont contacted the treasurer of the Carbine Group to ask that he stop members going to the Brumbies 2016 State of the Union lunch in opposition to Mr Jones.
The amended claim also states Mr Lamont briefed journalists between December 2015 and March this year with material "attacking" his capacity to perform his role at the club.
The Brumbies board stood Mr Jones down in March, following an explosive interview on ABC Radio in which he let fly at his critics in and out of the club.
He swiftly took the matter to court and used the ACT's whistleblower protections in an attempt to keep himself in the job.
Mr Jones argued the Brumbies were disciplining him for making disclosures with the sale of land in Griffith.
His case against the rugby club ended when he agreed to a payout and to mutually part ways earlier this month.
But the case against the University of Canberra and the other defendants remains before the Supreme Court. Mr Jones is seeking to force them to pay damages.
