Jan 23, 2023 What is motorsports doing to end the 30-year wait for the next female competitor in Formula 1? By Zoë Stainton Records were smashed last summer when 17.5 million fans in the UK watched England’s women’s football team win the European Championship,...
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:
Dec 13, 2022 Racism in Sport: Options Paper By Nick Fitzpatrick Over recent years, there have been a number of examples of racism in sport, and as a global law firm we understand that these issues are...
Dec 09, 2022 DLA Piper’s women in sport makes herstory! By Hannilee Fish DLA Piper’s women in sport initiative made herstory by hosting Millie Bright, England and Chelsea defender, for their first in person...
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...
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...
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...
Sep 28, 2022 Professionalism and the growth of women's rugby union in Europe By Elinor Cavil After a 12-month delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the women’s Rugby Union World Cup 2021 is due to kick off in New Zealand next week...
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...
Aug 31, 2022 Women in sport vlog series: Diversity of thought By Sarah Jayne Scott In this episode, Emily Judge is joined by Hannah Behan from Hawk-Eye Innovations. Hannah works as Head of Talent Development for Sony...
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...
Jul 11, 2022 Female sporting stars and the metaverse - unlikely team mates? By Alivia Seaman With a rise in the popularity of women's sport taking place at the same time as a generational shift in technological innovation and...
Jul 08, 2022 Women in sport vlog series: The rise in popularity of women's football By Alivia Seaman With the Women's Euros kicking off this week, the spotlight is once again on women's football, which is seen as one of the fastest...
Jul 07, 2022 MSE Law Podcast: Cancellation of contracts: force majeure and frustration in the media, sport and entertainment sector By Sarah Jayne Scott It's a game of two halves in this podcast episode as Sohail Ali and Marie Fegan explain how English contract law on force majeure and...
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...