Jan 13, 2023 Sponsorship, attendance and broadcast revenue all rising rapidly in women's sport... By Ally Clark Cameron Wagner of Elevate Sports Ventures, in this excellent Forbes article on the World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes in 2022, says:
Nov 15, 2022 Media, Sport and Entertainment Summit - On demand By Sarah Jayne Scott We held our Media, Sport and Entertainment Summit virtually across a number of dates in September and October. Topics in the programme...
Nov 14, 2022 Key topics and takeaways from the 2022 Masters of Advertising Law conference in Florida By Claire Sng I share my thoughts on key themes from the 2022 Masters of Advertising Law Conference in Florida; picking up on advertising issues...
Nov 09, 2022 ASA Crackdown on Alcohol Ads By Linzi Penman Euan Lumsden In the first six months of 2022 the Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) made three rulings on the topic of ‘alcohol’. This jumped to...
Nov 07, 2022 Advertising law and a spotlight on the “S” (“Social”) in ESG By Elinor Cavil Claire Sng Studies show that almost a third of consumers will stop buying a particular product because of ethical or environmental concerns, and...
Nov 01, 2022 Meaning of 'net zero' and 'carbon neutral' claims under the spotlight in the UK By John Wilks Huw Cookson Joshua Tray UK advertising regulator the ASA has published a detailed report on consumers’ understanding of environment-based terminology used in...
Oct 27, 2022 Women in Sport: In conversation with Lioness, Millie Bright By Sarah Jayne Scott Fresh from her EURO 2022 win, professional footballer and England Lioness Millie Bright will join us on Thursday 1 December at 6pm for an...
Oct 13, 2022 Stand-alone class action against Facebook and Google By Chantal Encavey Hamilton v Meta Platforms, Inc [2022] FCA 681, Cheeseman J There has been quiet but significant progress in the David and Goliath battle...
Oct 10, 2022 Government responds to DCMS report on influencer culture By Claire Sng Joshua Tray The Government has now published its response to the DCMS’s report on influencer culture: “Lights, camera, inaction?”, that was published...
Sep 22, 2022 Square peg, four-dimensional hole: Applying existing regulatory frameworks to the Metaverse By Sarah Jayne Scott The metaverse is not “new”, but there is no denying it’s increasingly becoming a focal point of media, sports and entertainment...
Sep 08, 2022 With big claims come big responsibilities – fashion in the spotlight By John Wilks Huw Cookson Emily Judge The fashion industry is, more than ever, trying to appeal to the environmentally conscious customer with green marketing claims. But this...
Sep 07, 2022 Advertising Laws of the World - our new guide to advertising regulation around the globe By Sarah Jayne Scott We are pleased to announce the launch of our Advertising Laws of the World guide – a practical introduction to the laws governing...
Jul 07, 2022 Spanish authorities publish a Preliminary Draft Law regulating loot boxes in Spain By Elisa Lorenzo The Spanish Ministry of Consumer Affairs has published the Preliminary Draft Law regulating the random reward mechanisms associated with...
Jul 05, 2022 Business Guide to Climate Disputes By Jeremy Sher Media, Sport & Entertainment (MSE) has traditionally been seen as a sector that is less impacted by climate change, with challenges...
Jun 27, 2022 MSE Law Podcast: Is the Metaverse the virtual wild, wild west? By Tom Ara Ryan Black Katherine Imp In this episode of the series, Tom K. Ara (Partner, Finance, Los Angeles), Ryan Black (Partner, IPT, Vancouver), and Katherine Imp...
Jun 21, 2022 The meteoric rise of the data centre: Key drivers behind global demand By Anthony Day Alanna Hasek Data centre dealmaking shot to new heights in 2021. The global boom has continued so far in 2022 and looks set to continue this year and...