Jan 11, 2023 Sports betting licenses are open in Hungary By Viktor Radics From 1 January 2023 Hungary introduced an open sports betting licensing regime. This article summarizes the main licensing and financial...
Dec 23, 2022 Hare-brained scheme: Why the AI tortoises will inevitably lose the race… By Gareth Stokes “Slow and steady wins the race.” All of us will have heard a multitude of variations on Aesop’s fable of the tortoise and the hare. The...
Nov 15, 2022 Women in sport vlog series: Developments in women's pro cycling By Mary Foord-Weston In this vlog, I talk about the inaugural “Tour de France Femmes”, which took place this year, and the history of the women’s Tour. It’s...
Oct 26, 2022 What does the new EU Terrorist Content Regulation mean for Hosting Service Providers? By Emer McEntaggart Darach Connolly On 7 June 2022, a new EU-wide regime to ensure the swift take-down of online terrorist content within one hour – on pain of civil fine –...
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 14, 2022 Main takeaways from the Games Industry Law Summit 2022 By Vincenzo Giuffre The 2022 edition of the Games Industry Law Summit gathered major legal experts from the video gaming industry. Below is a summary of the...
Sep 13, 2022 NFT projects in Germany – legal issues By Christoph Engelmann Nico Brunotte GM. So far, Germany has no uniform and comprehensive legal framework for non-fungible tokens ("NFTs"). However, this does not mean that...
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...
Sep 07, 2022 Gambling Laws of the World - A global comparative guide By Sarah Jayne Scott We’re no longer in the .com era, when an online gambling and betting operator could offer its services globally through a single license...
Sep 05, 2022 Sponsors of Games Industry Law Summit 2022 By Stephen Carter-Mcleod We are delighted to be sponsoring the 7th Games Industry Law Summit taking place this week. The Summit is an annual community event for...
Aug 24, 2022 Metall auf Metall X: The Sampling Odyssey continues By Gabriele Engels The legendary German band Kraftwerk is still in dispute with a music producer over a two-second sample of their 1977 song "Metall auf...
Aug 18, 2022 MSE Law Podcast: Digitization and navigating the future in the media and entertainment sector By Sarah Jayne Scott In this episode, Imogen Holmgren and Sarah Riaz of Pearson Plc join Claire Sng (Partner) to discuss the opportunities and challenges in...
Aug 17, 2022 Women in sport vlog series: women volunteering in sport By Sarah Jayne Scott In this episode, Gurj Tiwana talks about her recent experience of volunteering in sport, including the many benefits such as the...
Jul 14, 2022 Unexpected redemption - gambling operator's mistake enables winning bet to be voided By Benjamin Fellows On 21 September 2019, James Longley telephoned his bookmaker Paddy Power looking to place a bet of £1,300 each way on the 19.20 at...